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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 changed Robert Quinn's impression of Harry Quebert?

2. How old was Nola Kellergan when she disappeared?

3. What college did Marcus attend?

4. What was the name of Marcus's college roommate?

5. What raffle prize did Harry win at the Somerset gala in 1975?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Ernie Pinkas get so angry at Marcus after Marcus's book about Nola's murder, The Harry Quebert Affair, is published? Write an essay explaining what Ernie's reaction indicates about the attitudes and social dynamics in the town of Somerset.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Tamara Quinn is so concerned about impressing her friends and associates in Somerset? Why does Tamara act so pretentiously? When forming your answer, take into consideration her journal entries and the brief scenes revealing her dialogue with her therapist.

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