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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 terrible news did Roy Barnaski tell Marcus after he had begun writing his book about Harry?
(a) Barnaski told Marcus excerpts from the book had been stolen and would appear in the papers.
(b) Barnaski told Marcus he could not publish the book any more.
(c) Barnaski told Marcus readers would never buy the book because it was too boring.
(d) Barnaski told Marcus lawyers would sue him for defamation.

2. Who burned the love note Harry wrote to Nola that Tamara Quinn had stolen and put in her safe?
(a) Travis Dawn.
(b) Luther Caleb.
(c) Gareth Pratt.
(d) Robert Quinn.

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

4. Who did Jenny Quinn eventually marry?
(a) Marcus Goldman.
(b) Harry Quebert.
(c) Chief Pratt.
(d) Travis Dawn.

5. Why was Harry afraid to leave his house at Goose Cove in the autumn of 1975?
(a) He was afraid someone would beat him up.
(b) He was afraid he would find another threatening note when he returned.
(c) He was afraid he would not be able to find his way back.
(d) He was afraid to be happy again after losing Nola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What began to raise Luther's family's suspicions that something bad had happened to him?

2. How many children did Gahalowood have?

3. What did Robert Quinn discover about his wife Tamara that shocked him?

4. When did Harry get his dog?

5. Why did Travis Dawn get so upset with Luther Caleb in the summer of 1975?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Why does Luther Caleb chase Harry in his car immediately after Harry returns to Somerset from Martha's Vineyard?

7. Why did Marcus tell his publisher he did not want to accept the help of ghostwriters for his book on Harry?

8. Why does Tamara Quinn abruptly tell Harry he has to pay his tab at Clark's in mid-summer 1975?

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

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

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