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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tamara Quinn want to ruin Harry's reputation?
(a) She was angry at him for embarrassing her by not showing up at her garden party and rejecting her daughter.
(b) She thought he had killed on of her friends.
(c) She hated his writing.
(d) She thought he was pretentious.

2. What did Jenny tell Marcus about his investigation when he first talked to her about it in 2008?
(a) She told him he had to treat her fairly.
(b) She told him he had to see it through to the end.
(c) She told him he had to stop it.
(d) She told him he had to partner with a real cop.

3. What did Marcus find in Stern's house that became a critical piece of evidence?
(a) A bone fragment.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A gun.
(d) A painting of Nola.

4. What did the first threatening note Marcus received say?
(a) I will burn this house down.
(b) Go home, Goldman.
(c) You are in trouble.
(d) We hate you.

5. Why did Nola try to kill herself?
(a) She thought her father hated her.
(b) She thought Harry did not love her and that he might be in love with Jenny Quinn.
(c) She thought she was insane.
(d) She thought her mother hated her.

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

7. Who is the wealthy businessman that Luther Caleb worked for?
(a) Gareth Pratt.
(b) Travis Dawn.
(c) Robert Steele.
(d) Elijah Stern.

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

9. What kind of car did Harry drive in 1975?
(a) A red Corvette.
(b) A black Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
(c) A gray Maserati.
(d) A blue Mustang.

10. What was the name of the Motel where Harry and Nola had planned to meet to run away together?
(a) The Montburry Motel.
(b) The Beach Motel.
(c) The Sea Side Motel.
(d) The Somerset Motel.

11. Who did Jenny say would be able to tell Marcus the most about Nola?
(a) Nola's father.
(b) Harry.
(c) Tamara Quinn.
(d) Nola's therapist.

12. What activity did David Kellergan do that constantly annoyed his neighbors?
(a) Watered his lawn incessantly.
(b) Threatened to sue the neighbors.
(c) Yelled at neighborhood children.
(d) Played music very loudly in his garage.

13. Who gave Nola the leather bag that was buried with her?
(a) Tamara.
(b) Harry.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

14. What cover story did Tamara come up with to tell her guests about her big announcement at the garden party?
(a) She told them she was going on a trip to the Bahamas.
(b) She told them her husband Robert had cancer and was dying.
(c) She told them Jenny was marrying Travis Dawn.
(d) She told them she was getting a divorce.

15. Why did Harry not show up at the Quinn's garden party?
(a) He was at Nola's bedside.
(b) He fled to Concord to escape the pressure.
(c) He went for a walk on the beach instead.
(d) He went back to New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What college did Marcus attend?

2. What was the name of Marcus's college roommate?

3. Who did Marcus think that Nola was also having an affair with during the summer of 1975?

4. Who did Nancy tell Marcus she had seen Nola with several times in the summer of 1975?

5. How did Travis Dawn feel about Jenny?

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