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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 after he was released from jail about his and Marcus's relationship?
2. What happened to Chief Pratt after he confessed to what he had done with Nola in the summer of 1975?
3. What evidence mostly exonerated Harry from the murder charges?
4. What did Harry tell Marcus Nola's mother used to do to her?
5. What did Robert Quinn discover about his wife Tamara that shocked him?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Luther Caleb's father get so upset when he learned that the name of the girl who had disappeared was Nola Kellergan?
2. What prevented Gahalowood and Marcus from asking former Police Chief Pratt why he did not include the information about Luther Caleb's death in his report on Nola's murder?
3. What did Sylla Caleb, Luther's sister, tell Marcus and Gahalowood about when her family started to worry about Luther?
4. Why was Tamara Quinn so upset that the note she stole from Harry's house that declares his love for Nola was stolen from her safe?
5. Why was Elijah Stern so permissive with Luther Caleb in his role as Luther's employer?
6. Why did Tamara Quinn tell her therapist that she is so mean to her daughter Jenny?
7. Why did Nola agree to pose nude for Luther?
8. Why did Gahalowood invite Marcus to dinner at his house?
9. Why was the handwriting analysis of the writing on The Origin of Evil transcript that was buried with Nola so important and whose handwriting was it?
10. Why does Luther Caleb chase Harry in his car immediately after Harry returns to Somerset from Martha's Vineyard?
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
Many people who hold positions of authority, trust, and/or celebrity are revealed to be morally corrupt by the end of this novel? Write an essay exploring the theme of moral corruption as Dicker demonstrates it through this type of character. Choose at least two specific characters that fit this description for your analysis and cite specific examples from the text in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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