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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Harry tell Marcus is the single most important thing he could teach him?

2. What was the name of the Motel where Harry and Nola had planned to meet to run away together?

3. What did Marcus's mother call him as a nickname?

4. What type of weather event did Nola Kellergan enjoy?

5. Which friend did Nola often use for cover when she met up with Harry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were Nola Kellergan's remains found?

3. How did Harry meet Nola?

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

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

6. Why did David Kellergan tell Marcus he always listens to music in his garage so loudly?

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

8. What did Travis Dawn habitually do before he would speak to Jenny?

9. How did Jenny's mother, Tamara Quinn, feel about the prospect of a relationship between Harry and Jenny?

10. Why did Harry tell Marcus to write only fiction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry loves the house at Goose Cove, which he eventually buys, at least in part because he thinks it will be a perfect setting in which to write. What does the ruin of the house through arson symbolize? Discuss the evolving meanings of the house at Goose Cove from when Harry first moves in in 1975 to when Marcus decides to restore it at the novel's end.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the most genuine aspect of Harry Quebert's life? Make sure you cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How did Elijah Stern react to Luther Caleb's obsession with Nola? Write an essay analyzing Elijah's motivations when dealing with Luther. How did Elijah's permissiveness with Luther lead to the novel's tragic outcome?

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