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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. Where did Marcus Goldman live when the book opens in 2008?

2. How did Travis Dawn feel about Jenny?

3. What did Marcus use to record his and Harry's conversations in jail?

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

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

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

3. What did Marcus's publisher, Roy Barnaski, tell Marcus he wanted his book about Harry to include more of?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Marcus think that Nola had been having an affair with Elijah Stern?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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