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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. In Chapter 18, what time do Joyce and Elizabeth end their talk with Donna at the police station?

2. How large is the flat that Elizabeth has in Larkin Court?

3. How long ago does Joyce remember it was when Elizabeth asked her to imagine a girl had been stabbed with a knife?

4. What table does Bernard always sit at?

5. How many calls does DS Granger say that Tony Curran received the morning of the murder all from the same number?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what land is Ian trying to buy?

2. In Chapter 19, how does Ron dress and act when Chris comes to interview him regarding an argument Ron witnessed between Ian and Tony?

3. In Chapter 38, why does Ibrahim drive when they are trying to see how long it might have taken Ian to drive from Coopers Chase to Tony's house?

4. What are Bernard's thoughts in Chapter 40?

5. In Chapter 27, what is Donna thinking as she and Chris drive to Ian's place?

6. What happens to Ian when Chris sends him off after the altercation with the priest?

7. What is set up in front of the gate that leads to the Garden of Eternal Rest to stop the diggers?

8. Why does Elizabeth take Joyce to see her daughter Joanna?

9. What does PC Donna De Freitas usually talk about during her "Practical Tips for Home Security" and what does she talk about at Coppers Chase and why?

10. What does HR say when they assign Donna to the Tony Curran case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Comic relief can inject humor into an otherwise serious or tragic scene in a book. How is comic relief used in The Thursday Murder Club? How does it provide relief from tension in serious or stressful scenes in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainly about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in the novel? How does Osman create suspense in those sections of The Thursday Murder Club?

Essay Topic 3

Both Donna and Penny have dealt with gender discrimination on the job. How have the women experienced gender discrimination? What battles are there still left for women like Donna to win on the police force?

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