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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Nancy tell Marcus she had seen Nola with several times in the summer of 1975?
(a) Harry Quebert.
(b) Travis Dawn.
(c) Luther Caleb.
(d) Gareth Pratt.

2. Why did Nola try to kill herself?
(a) She thought Harry did not love her and that he might be in love with Jenny Quinn.
(b) She thought her father hated her.
(c) She thought her mother hated her.
(d) She thought she was insane.

3. Who gave Nola the leather bag that was buried with her?
(a) Harry.
(b) Her father.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Her mother.

4. What piece of information did Tamara Quinn give to Marcus about the house at Goose Cove that surprised him?
(a) That is was condemned.
(b) That it had been destroyed by a fire and then rebuilt.
(c) That Elijah Stern owned the house before Harry.
(d) That is was haunted.

5. How did Travis Dawn feel about Jenny?
(a) Travis did not like Jenny.
(b) Travis liked Jenny, but not as much as another girl in town.
(c) Travis was smitten with Jenny.
(d) Travis had dated Jenny briefly but was over her.

6. What college did Marcus attend?
(a) Burrows College.
(b) Brown.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

7. Who did Marcus think that Nola was also having an affair with during the summer of 1975?
(a) Robert Steele.
(b) Gareth Pratt.
(c) Elijah Stern.
(d) Travis Dawn.

8. How did Nancy Hattaway react when Nola told her her mother hit her?
(a) Nancy told Nola to leave town.
(b) Nancy told Nola to talk to her father about it.
(c) Nancy told Nola to hit her mother back.
(d) Nancy told Nola that was crazy.

9. Why did Jenny think Harry had feelings for her?
(a) Harry kissed her.
(b) Harry came to see her every Sunday at Clark's.
(c) She found a note in his house about Nola and mistakenly thought it was about her.
(d) Harry told her he loved her.

10. What changed Robert Quinn's impression of Harry Quebert?
(a) The two men bonded over their love of literature.
(b) The two men discovered the both loved tacos.
(c) The two men went bowling together.
(d) The two men had a relaxed conversation about cars.

11. Who was Harry's lawyer?
(a) Benjamin Roth.
(b) Travis Dawn.
(c) Roy Barnaski.
(d) Luther Caleb.

12. What did Marcus use to record his and Harry's conversations in jail?
(a) A tape recorder.
(b) A video camera.
(c) A mini-disc machine.
(d) A smartphone.

13. What is the name of Marcus's book about Harry and about Nola's murder?
(a) The Harry Quebert Affair.
(b) The Seagulls of Somerset.
(c) Lolita.
(d) The Origin of Evil.

14. Where did Harry tell Marcus he had hidden his incriminating documents and photos?
(a) In a safe deposit box in a bank.
(b) In side a valuable book.
(c) In his gym locker in Montburry.
(d) Under the floorboards of his house.

15. Who did Jenny say would be able to tell Marcus the most about Nola?
(a) Tamara Quinn.
(b) Harry.
(c) Nola's therapist.
(d) Nola's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nola's mother's first name?

2. What type of weather event did Nola Kellergan enjoy?

3. Where did Marcus Goldman live when the book opens in 2008?

4. What was the name of the manuscript that made Harry famous?

5. What was the name of the Motel where Harry and Nola had planned to meet to run away together?

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