View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Stern keep the painting of Nola all those years after she disappeared?
(a) He never knew who to give the painting to.
(b) He felt guilty and wanted to remind himself of his possible part in her disappearance.
(c) He had loved Nola.
(d) He loved the painting.

2. What was Gahalowood's theory right after Chief Pratt's death about who had killed Nola?
(a) He thought Luther Caleb had killed her.
(b) He thought Harry had killed her.
(c) He thought Elijah Stern had killed her.
(d) He thought Chief Pratt had killed her.

3. What happened to the house at Goose Cove in the midst of Marcus's investigation?
(a) Someone burned it down.
(b) It got destroyed in a hurricane.
(c) It got destroyed in a tornado.
(d) Someone put it up for sale.

4. How much did Marcus's publisher pay him for an advance for his book about Harry?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $3 million.

5. What is the name of Marcus's agent?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Gareth.
(c) Travis.
(d) Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Luther's fiance?

2. What had Deborah Cooper been doing the afternoon Nola disappeared?

3. What did Elijah Stern ask Luther to help him with when he knocked on Luther's door for the first time?

4. How did Marcus react when Benjamin Roth insulted Nola's memory?

5. What did Ernie Pinkas ask Marcus to do for him in relation to Marcus's book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Harry react when Marcus told him about finding the painting of Nola in Elijah Stern's house?

3. What shocking revelation did Chief Pratt confess to Gahalowood and Marcus when they questioned him at his house?

4. Why did Tamara Quinn tell her therapist that she is so mean to her daughter Jenny?

5. What did Harry tell Marcus about working on an idea for writing in terms of time frames?

6. Why was Tamara Quinn so upset that the note she stole from Harry's house that declares his love for Nola was stolen from her safe?

7. When David Kellergan discovered Nola was missing, how did he handle her disappearance?

8. Why was Elijah Stern so permissive with Luther Caleb in his role as Luther's employer?

9. What did Harry initially mean to do immediately after returning from Martha's Vineyard with Nola?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 945 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample