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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 1, what does Joyce say a man she met last week tells her he invented?
2. What is DCI Chris Hudson drinking in Chapter 17?
3. Under what name is the Thursday Murder Club booked for the Jigsaw Room?
4. How old does Chris say that he is in Chapter 49?
5. In Chapter 34, what time does Donna say that Tony died?
Short Essay Questions
1. What jobs does PC Donna De Freitas perform at the Fairhaven police force?
2. What happens to Tony Curran when he is planning to kill Ian?
3. In Chapter 19, how does Ron dress and act when Chris comes to interview him regarding an argument Ron witnessed between Ian and Tony?
4. What is set up in front of the gate that leads to the Garden of Eternal Rest to stop the diggers?
5. After the drive from Coopers Chase to Tony's house, what is the verdict regarding whether Ian could have killed Tony?
6. Why does Elizabeth take Joyce to see her daughter Joanna?
7. In Chapter 1, what does Elizabeth ask Joyce, and why is it Joyce that she asks?
8. What arrangements does Elizabeth make with Joyce in Chapter 26?
9. What does HR say when they assign Donna to the Tony Curran case?
10. How does Elizabeth learn what time Ian left Coopers Chase on the day Tony was murdered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Elizabeth fears losing her memory. Why does she fear that she will lose her memory? Why is memory “the bogeyman that [stalks] Coppers Chase” ( 86)?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Thursday Murder Club? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?
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