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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 was the only way to tell how much you love someone?

2. Where did the Kellergans live before moving to Somerset?

3. What was the name of the small area where Harry's house is situated in Somerset?

4. What did the second threatening note that Marcus received say?

5. What was the main job that Luther Caleb did for Elijah Stern?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Marcus achieve his successes in high school and college, in both sports and writing?

3. When Marcus visited Harry in Somerset in 2008, what stunning note did he find in Harry's house?

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

5. How did Harry meet Nola?

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

7. Marcus asked Harry how he will know he is a writer. What did Harry tell him?

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

9. What did Harry tell Marcus about the second chapter of a book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the idea of Writer's Heaven mean to Harry? Write an essay explaining what Writer's Heaven, as Harry describes it to Marcus, symbolizes as the book comes to its conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Harry gives Marcus advice about women, and he also gives a somewhat controversial, provocative speech about a real-life sex scandal on Marcus's college campus. What is your assessment of Harry's general attitudes toward women? Cite specific examples from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Does Dicker make a convincing case through his description of Harry Quebert and Nola Kellergan's affair that true love is possible between two people of dramatically different ages?

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