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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. Who painted the painting of Nola that Elijah Stern kept in his house?

2. Who wrote the words that were on the manuscript buried with Nola?

3. When did Harry get his dog?

4. What had happened to Luther that caused his disfigurement?

5. Who did Marcus eventually suspect leaked the book excerpts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Harry tell Marcus about the importance of failure?

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

4. 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?

5. Why did Marcus tell his publisher he did not want to accept the help of ghostwriters for his book on Harry?

6. What did Harry initially mean to do immediately after returning from Martha's Vineyard with Nola?

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

8. Where was Luther Caleb's body found and what did Gahalowood and Marcus think was strange about it?

9. When David Kellergan discovered Nola was missing, how did he handle her disappearance?

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 3

In what important ways are Marcus Goldman and Harry Quebert similar characters? In what important ways are they different?

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