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

2. What did David Kellergan do for a living?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was a pastor.
(c) He was a police chief.
(d) He was a boxer.

3. What did Harry tell Marcus the first time Marcus asked him for his opinion on his writing?
(a) That his work was the work of a genius.
(b) That he would never be a successful writer.
(c) That his work was sloppy and disappointing.
(d) That his work needed better plotlines.

4. Where did Marcus first meet Gahalowood?
(a) In Harry's backyard.
(b) At the police station.
(c) At college.
(d) At a roadblock in Somerset.

5. Who showed up at the Quinn's house the night of the garden party to take Jenny to dinner?
(a) Luther Caleb.
(b) Travis Dawn.
(c) Gareth Pratt.
(d) Harry Quebert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Harry not show up at the Quinn's garden party?

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

3. What is the name of Marcus's secretary?

4. Who was the Somerset police chief in 2008?

5. What did Harry tell Marcus was the only way to tell how much you love someone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Marcus choose Burrows College over the more prestigious Harvard or Yale?

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

3. How did Marcus achieve his successes in high school and college, in both sports and writing?

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

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

6. Why did Marcus think that Nola had been having an affair with Elijah Stern?

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

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

9. When Marcus visited Harry in Somerset in 2008, what stunning note did he find in Harry's house?

10. What did Harry Quebert tell Marcus about the first chapter of a book?

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