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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 Marcus tell Gahalowood about why he was so intent on helping Harry?

2. Why did the person writing the threatening letters to Harry stop writing them?

3. Who wrote the anonymous threatening letters to Harry in the summer of 1975 after Nola's disappearance?

4. How did Harry react when Marcus told him he thought Nola had had a relationship with Elijah Stern during 1975?

5. When did Harry get his dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Harry tell Marcus they could no longer be friends after he got out of jail and his house burned down?

2. Why does Tamara Quinn abruptly tell Harry he has to pay his tab at Clark's in mid-summer 1975?

3. Why does Luther Caleb chase Harry in his car immediately after Harry returns to Somerset from Martha's Vineyard?

4. What did Sylla Caleb, Luther's sister, tell Marcus and Gahalowood about when her family started to worry about Luther?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Why was Elijah Stern so permissive with Luther Caleb in his role as Luther's employer?

8. What did Nola tell Harry her mother did to her to punish her?

9. What did Sylla tell Marcus and Gahalowood about the effect Luther's beating had on him?

10. Why did Nola agree to pose nude for Luther?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Travis Dawn keeps Nola Kellergan's gold necklace for more than 30 years, even though it is a damning piece of evidence in her murder. Keeping in mind that Travis is the Somerset Police Chief in 2008, do you think this part of the plot was believable? Use specific references to the text to support 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

While many characters are repulsed by Harry and Nola's love affair because of the dramatic age difference between them, other characters, including Marcus, come to view it as genuine. Do you think Dicker made a convincing case that there was real, deep love between Harry and Nola?

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