The Outsider

What is the point of view of the story?

• 1st person

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Which character trait BEST describes the narrator?

• outgoing

• nervous

• lonely

• revengeful

What is the tone of the story?

• humorous and horrific

• sad, yet heartwarming

• happy, yet frustrating

• pompous and forlorn

What is the conflict of the story?

• The narrator wants to escape the castle and feel the sunlight.

• The narrator wants to attend a party and meet new people.

• The narrator wants to repair the castle and live in luxury.

• The narrator wants to invite people to visit the castle.

Why was it so difficult to get to the top of the black castle?

• It was locked.

• It was located on the other side of town.

• It was ruined, and it had to be scaled.

• It was reduced to a pile of rubble because of a hurricane.

What unusual statement did the narrator make about bones?

• He was more comfortable with the bones in the crypt than with the pictures of living beings.

• He was going to assemble all of the bones in the crypt to create full skeletons.

• He was tired of living with bones, and wanted to meet real human beings.

• He was going to clean up all of the bones and restore the castle.

What happened with the narrator’s first escape?

• He was caught and returned immediately.

• He went to another town, but did not like it.

• The forest became denser, he became afraid, and he returned.

• The forest caught fire, he lost his way, and he finally found his way back home.

After escaping from the castle and traveling for two hours, what did the narrator find?

• a familiar castle

• a lake

• a busy city

• a wedding

What filled the narrator with delight?

• the cool water and baby ducks

• the open window filled with light and the sound of people having fun

• the attitude of the people he met

• the sound of the music playing and the sight of people dancing

How did the people react to the narrator?

• They laughed at him.

• They ignored him.

• They ran in horror.

• They threw things at him.