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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 old is PC Donna De Freitas?

2. Where does Tony Curran keept a gun?

3. How old is Ibrahim?

4. Where does Ian die at the end of Chapter 53?

5. How long was Bernard married to his wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Elizabeth learn what time Ian left Coopers Chase on the day Tony was murdered?

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

5. Who are in front of the gate to the cemetery after most of the protestors move to the side of the road?

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

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

8. After the drive from Coopers Chase to Tony's house, what is the verdict regarding whether Ian could have killed Tony?

9. What is Coopers Chase and what does it look like?

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

Bernard is devastated when Asima dies. Why is Bernard not able to give up Asima’s ashes after she dies? How does that decision lead to his suicide?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms specific to England and British English speakers more difficult to understand for American English speakers?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does Osman use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Thursday Murder Club?

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