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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. How did Marcus react when Benjamin Roth insulted Nola's memory?
(a) He threatened to ruin 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 pulled a knife on him.

2. What did someone write on the hood of Marcus's car?
(a) Go home.
(b) This is your last warning.
(c) We hate you.
(d) Burn, Goldman, burn.

3. What was the name of Luther's fiance?
(a) Eleanore.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Tamara.
(d) Nola.

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

5. What did Elijah Stern ask Luther to help him with when he knocked on Luther's door for the first time?
(a) Changing a tire.
(b) Chopping down a tree.
(c) Writing a book.
(d) Tracking someone down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the message written in lipstick on the mirror in the bathroom at the gala in 1975 say that shocked Harry?

2. What color was the dress Nola was wearing when she was killed?

3. What deal did Nola make with Elijah Stern so Harry could stay in the house at Goose Cove?

4. Why did Stern keep the painting of Nola all those years after she disappeared?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Nola tell Harry her mother did to her to punish her?

2. Why was the handwriting analysis of the writing on The Origin of Evil transcript that was buried with Nola so important and whose handwriting was it?

3. Why did Luther Caleb's father get so upset when he learned that the name of the girl who had disappeared was Nola Kellergan?

4. Why did Harry tell Marcus they could no longer be friends after he got out of jail and his house burned down?

5. Why did Jenny file a complaint against Luther in 1975?

6. What prevented Gahalowood and Marcus from asking former Police Chief Pratt why he did not include the information about Luther Caleb's death in his report on Nola's murder?

7. Why did Ernie Pinkas, the part-time Somerset librarian, ask Marcus to put his name in the acknowledgement section of his book?

8. Why did Gahalowood invite Marcus to dinner at his house?

9. Why did Nola agree to pose nude for Luther?

10. Where was Luther Caleb's body found and what did Gahalowood and Marcus think was strange about it?

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