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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. How many acres is Coopers Chase?

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

3. What did Ron used to do for a living?

4. How much money did Ian Ventham make from the death of Tony Currang?

5. What is the date of the first burial in the Garden of Eternal Rest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What jobs does PC Donna De Freitas perform at the Fairhaven police force?

2. How did the Thursday murder club begin?

3. What does Bogdan tell Elizabeth when she asks if he would have killed Tony?

4. What are the oldest and the newest of the graves in the Garden of Eternal Rest?

5. What happens to Tony Curran when he is planning to kill Ian?

6. In Chapter 1, what does Elizabeth ask Joyce, and why is it Joyce that she asks?

7. Why does Elizabeth worry about her memory, and how does she test her memory?

8. What type of information does Chris find in a file on Tony Curran?

9. What does Elizabeth do in Fairhaven in Chapter 16?

10. How does Father Mackie know to come to the cemetery, and how does he get there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in The Thursday Murder Club? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

Elizabeth and Penny have been friends a long time. How does Elizabeth remain Penny’s friend even after Penny can no longer communicate? What does Elizabeth’s devotion reveal about true friendship?

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