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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. Where did Marcus first meet Gahalowood?

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

3. Which friend did Nola often use for cover when she met up with Harry?

4. What did Harry tell Marcus is the single most important thing he could teach him?

5. What did Marcus's mother call him as a nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one main reason that Jenny Quinn thought Harry might be in love with her in 1975?

2. What did Harry Quebert tell Marcus about the first chapter of a book?

3. What did Marcus's publisher, Roy Barnaski, tell Marcus he wanted his book about Harry to include more of?

4. Why did Marcus choose Burrows College over the more prestigious Harvard or Yale?

5. What did Harry tell Marcus is the only way to know if he really loved someone?

6. After Marcus began receiving threatening notes, what happened that was a far more dangerous warning for him to stop his investigation?

7. How were Nola Kellergan's remains found?

8. How did Tamara Quinn attempt to figure out if Harry was Jewish?

9. What did Harry tell Marcus about the second chapter of a book?

10. Why did Harry tell Marcus to write only fiction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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