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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the second threatening note that Marcus received say?

2. What topic did Marcus's mother always bring up in conversation with him?

3. What changed Robert Quinn's impression of Harry Quebert?

4. What did Marcus's mother call him as a nickname?

5. How old was Nola Kellergan when she disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one main reason that Jenny Quinn thought Harry might be in love with her in 1975?

2. Why did David Kellergan tell Marcus he always listens to music in his garage so loudly?

3. How did Jenny's mother, Tamara Quinn, feel about the prospect of a relationship between Harry and Jenny?

4. Marcus asked Harry how he will know he is a writer. What did Harry tell him?

5. What event led directly to Nola's suicide attempt?

6. What did Marcus's publisher, Roy Barnaski, tell Marcus he wanted his book about Harry to include more of?

7. When Marcus questioned Jenny as part of his investigation, what did Jenny tell Marcus about how Harry felt about him that shocked Marcus?

8. What did Harry tell Marcus about the second chapter of a book?

9. What did Travis Dawn habitually do before he would speak to Jenny?

10. How did Harry meet Nola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Travis Dawn keeps Nola Kellergan's gold necklace for more than 30 years, even though it is a damning piece of evidence in her murder. Keeping in mind that Travis is the Somerset Police Chief in 2008, do you think this part of the plot was believable? Use specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the unusual choice to present the book's chapters in descending order represents? What is the significance of the total number of chapters?

Essay Topic 3

Does Dicker make a convincing case through his description of Harry Quebert and Nola Kellergan's affair that true love is possible between two people of dramatically different ages?

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