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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 was the first event Nola asked Harry to attend?

2. What happened to Harry's red Corvette?

3. Why did Harry not show up at the Quinn's garden party?

4. What cover story did Tamara come up with to tell her guests about her big announcement at the garden party?

5. What object at table 17 at Clark's was meant to honor Harry?

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

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

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

5. How did Tamara Quinn attempt to figure out if Harry was Jewish?

6. How were Nola Kellergan's remains found?

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

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

9. What crucial piece of information did Nola's friend Nancy Hattaway tell Marcus that resulted in a critical misunderstanding later in the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry and Marcus often boxed together. Write an essay analyzing what their boxing sessions symbolize about their relationship and explore why Dicker may have chosen that particular sport for them to participate in together.

Essay Topic 2

What is the defining character trait of Perry Gahalowood? Write an essay analyzing the importance of Gahalowood's actions and friendship with Marcus in reaching the truth about the murders of Nola Kellergan and Deborah Cooper.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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