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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Gahalowood's theory right after Chief Pratt's death about who had killed Nola?
(a) He thought Harry had killed her.
(b) He thought Chief Pratt had killed her.
(c) He thought Luther Caleb had killed her.
(d) He thought Elijah Stern had killed her.

2. What was Elijah Stern waiting at the house at Goose Cove to tell Harry after he got back from Martha's Vineyard?
(a) That he needed to leave immediately.
(b) That the rent was going up.
(c) That Elijah wanted to be a writer.
(d) That he could stay at the house rent-free for a few more months.

3. What did Deborah Cooper do when she saw Nola running through the woods with a man running behind her?
(a) Called 911.
(b) Got her shotgun.
(c) Screamed.
(d) Called for her husband.

4. What did Ernie Pinkas ask Marcus to do for him in relation to Marcus's book?
(a) He asked Marcus to list him as a co-author.
(b) He asked Marcus to put his name in the acknowledgements.
(c) He asked to work on the book as a ghost writer.
(d) He asked Marcus to send him a copy of the book.

5. Why was Harry afraid to leave his house at Goose Cove in the autumn of 1975?
(a) He was afraid to be happy again after losing Nola.
(b) He was afraid he would find another threatening note when he returned.
(c) He was afraid someone would beat him up.
(d) He was afraid he would not be able to find his way back.

6. What happened to Chief Pratt after he confessed to what he had done with Nola in the summer of 1975?
(a) He was arrested.
(b) He killed himself.
(c) His wife divorced him.
(d) He was run out of town.

7. How did Marcus react when Benjamin Roth insulted Nola's memory?
(a) He pulled a knife on him.
(b) He yelled at him and stalked off.
(c) He pushed Roth up against a wall and shoved his forearm in his throat.
(d) He threatened to ruin him.

8. What real-life historical event was the release of Marcus's book competing with?
(a) The end of the Iraq War.
(b) The 50th anniversary of WWII.
(c) The 2008 presidential election.
(d) The 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.

9. Where was Luther's body found?
(a) Buried next to Nola's.
(b) In a Black Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the bottom of some cliffs a few towns away from Somerset.
(c) His body was never found.
(d) In the woods by Side Creek Lane.

10. What did Travis Dawn bring to give to Jenny when he visited her at Clark's soon after Nola's disappearance?
(a) Cake.
(b) Wild roses.
(c) Hydrangeas.
(d) Daisies.

11. What happened to the house at Goose Cove in the midst of Marcus's investigation?
(a) It got destroyed in a hurricane.
(b) Someone burned it down.
(c) It got destroyed in a tornado.
(d) Someone put it up for sale.

12. What was Harry's dog's name?
(a) Rain.
(b) Spot.
(c) Misty.
(d) Storm.

13. What deal did Nola make with Elijah Stern so Harry could stay in the house at Goose Cove?
(a) She agreed to work as a prostitute for him.
(b) She agreed to sing for him whenever he wanted.
(c) She agreed to pose nude for Luther so he could paint her.
(d) She agreed to model clothes for his fashion line.

14. What did Harry tell Marcus was his long-term plan for running away with Nola?
(a) They planned to go to Canada.
(b) They planned to go to Mexico.
(c) They planned to go to New York City.
(d) They planned to go to Europe.

15. What did Chief Pratt force Nola to do when he picked her up in his car in the summer of 1975?
(a) He forced her to hit him.
(b) He forced her to sing for him.
(c) He forced her to tell him who she was having an affair with.
(d) He forced her to perform the same sex act that she had done in his office weeks earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gahalowood decide needed to be done in the investigation after interviewing Luther's sister?

2. What did Robert Quinn discover about his wife Tamara that shocked him?

3. Who did Marcus eventually suspect leaked the book excerpts?

4. What evidence mostly exonerated Harry from the murder charges?

5. When did Harry get his dog?

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