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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Motel where Harry and Nola had planned to meet to run away together?
(a) The Sea Side Motel.
(b) The Beach Motel.
(c) The Montburry Motel.
(d) The Somerset Motel.

2. What cover story did Tamara come up with to tell her guests about her big announcement at the garden party?
(a) She told them she was going on a trip to the Bahamas.
(b) She told them Jenny was marrying Travis Dawn.
(c) She told them her husband Robert had cancer and was dying.
(d) She told them she was getting a divorce.

3. What did Marcus find in Stern's house that became a critical piece of evidence?
(a) A bone fragment.
(b) A gun.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A painting of Nola.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity did David Kellergan do that constantly annoyed his neighbors?

2. How old was Nola Kellergan when she disappeared?

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

4. What was Marcus's nickname in high school?

5. Who was the woman who was fatally shot on the same night Nola Kellergan disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Harry meet Nola?

3. What did Harry tell Marcus is the only way to know if he really loved someone?

4. What topic does Marcus's mother always turn any conversation they have to?

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

6. After Marcus began receiving threatening notes, what happened that was a far more dangerous warning for him to stop his investigation?

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

8. What is the Writer's Disease Marcus Goldman describes at the book's start?

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

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

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