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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Marcus and Gahalowood saw a painting of Luther's fiance, who did they think she resembled?
(a) Amy Pratt.
(b) Marcus's mother.
(c) Nola.
(d) Tamara.

2. When Marcus and Gahalowood went to Chief Pratt's Montburry hotel to question him further in 2008, what did they find?
(a) He was drunk.
(b) He had been murdered.
(c) He had killed himself.
(d) He had fled.

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

4. What had happened to Luther that caused his disfigurement?
(a) He had been randomly attacked by a group of young men.
(b) He had had the condition since birth.
(c) He had been in a terrible car accident.
(d) He was in the war and they were war wounds.

5. What terrible news did Roy Barnaski tell Marcus after he had begun writing his book about Harry?
(a) Barnaski told Marcus excerpts from the book had been stolen and would appear in the papers.
(b) Barnaski told Marcus he could not publish the book any more.
(c) Barnaski told Marcus readers would never buy the book because it was too boring.
(d) Barnaski told Marcus lawyers would sue him for defamation.

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

7. 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 he could stay at the house rent-free for a few more months.
(c) That Elijah wanted to be a writer.
(d) That the rent was going up.

8. What color was the dress Nola was wearing when she was killed?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

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

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

11. Who did Marcus eventually suspect leaked the book excerpts?
(a) Harry Quebert.
(b) Benjamin Roth.
(c) Roy Barnaski.
(d) Travis Dawn.

12. How did Jenny react when excerpts from Marcus's book about Harry leaked?
(a) She loved the excerpts.
(b) She was happy because she would be famous.
(c) She wanted Marcus to write more about her.
(d) She was very upset.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jenny Quinn eventually marry?

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

3. Who came chasing after Harry in his car immediately after he returned to Somerset from Martha's Vineyard?

4. What happened to Nola and Harry in Writer's Heaven?

5. What happened to the house at Goose Cove in the midst of Marcus's investigation?

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