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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. Who was Tamara Quinn's daughter?

2. What did Ernie tell Harry he had discovered about his past?

3. Where was the prison where Harry was held in 2008?

4. What terrible even happened on July 13, 1975?

5. Who showed up at the Quinn's house the night of the garden party to take Jenny to dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Marcus questioned Jenny as part of his investigation, what did Jenny tell Marcus about how Harry felt about him that shocked Marcus?

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

3. What is the Writer's Disease Marcus Goldman describes at the book's start?

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

5. Why did Marcus choose Burrows College over the more prestigious Harvard or Yale?

6. How did the townspeople of Somerset react when they find out that Harry had an affair with 15-year-old Nola?

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

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

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

10. How did Harry meet Nola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the unusual choice to present the book's chapters in descending order represents? What is the significance of the total number of chapters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Dicker's treatment of writing both as an art form and a business enterprise. Consider the interactions, decisions and dialogue of both Harry and Marcus, two famous writers, on this topic in forming your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In what important ways are Marcus Goldman and Harry Quebert similar characters? In what important ways are they different?

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