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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 activity did David Kellergan do that constantly annoyed his neighbors?
(a) Yelled at neighborhood children.
(b) Watered his lawn incessantly.
(c) Played music very loudly in his garage.
(d) Threatened to sue the neighbors.

2. What nickname does Tamara Quinn call her husband?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Bobbo.
(c) Robby.
(d) Bob.

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

4. What did Harry tell Marcus was the only way to tell how much you love someone?
(a) By marrying them.
(b) By losing them.
(c) By living with them.
(d) By leaving them.

5. What event led to Harry being arrested in 2008?
(a) Gardeners dig up the remains of Nola Kellergan in Harry's backyard.
(b) Jenny accuses Harry of assaulting her.
(c) A note is found implicating Harry in Nola Kellergan's murder.
(d) Harry confesses to killing someone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Marcus use to record his and Harry's conversations in jail?

3. What type of writing did Harry tell Marcus to exclusively write?

4. Who gave Nola the leather bag that was buried with her?

5. Who did Jenny say would be able to tell Marcus the most about Nola?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Marcus decide to write a book about Harry and Nola's relationship and Nola's murder after insisting he would not?

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

4. What did Marcus's publisher, Roy Barnaski, tell Marcus he wanted his book about Harry to include more of?

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

6. What event led directly to Nola's suicide attempt?

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

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

9. How were Nola Kellergan's remains found?

10. How did Harry meet Nola?

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