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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 128 - 257).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Harry tell Marcus was the only way to tell how much you love someone?
(a) By living with them.
(b) By leaving them.
(c) By marrying them.
(d) By losing them.

2. What object at table 17 at Clark's was meant to honor Harry?
(a) A golden salt shaker.
(b) The plaque that states Harry wrote The Origin of Evil at that table.
(c) A small sculpture of a pen.
(d) A small sculpture of a manuscript.

3. What was Marcus's nickname in high school?
(a) Marcus the Fantastic.
(b) Marcus the Muscle.
(c) Markie.
(d) Marcus the Magnificent.

4. What topic did Marcus's mother always bring up in conversation with him?
(a) She always asked him when his next book was coming out.
(b) She always asked him if he was eating enough.
(c) She always asked him when he was getting married.
(d) She always asked him how much he weighed.

5. What did Harry tell Marcus the first time Marcus asked him for his opinion on his writing?
(a) That his work was the work of a genius.
(b) That he would never be a successful writer.
(c) That his work needed better plotlines.
(d) That his work was sloppy and disappointing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the manuscript that made Harry famous?

2. What did Harry tell his lawyer he began receiving shortly after Nola's disappearance?

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

4. What type of writing did Harry tell Marcus to exclusively write?

5. Where did Harry and Ernie Pinkas meet for a break in July of 1975?

(see the answer key)

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