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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. When did Tony start working with Ian Ventham?

2. What does Chris drive in Chapter 19?

3. How old is PC Donna De Freitas?

4. In Chapter 16, when is the last time that Elizabeth has been in Fairhaven?

5. How far out does Elizabeth write questions in her appointment diary to test her memory?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What arrangements does Elizabeth make with Joyce in Chapter 26?

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

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

5. Where does Joyce go on Wednesdays and why?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The murder club uses life experience as they look into Ian’s death. What does the investigation reveal about the advantages of life experience as used by the murder club and the procedures used by the police to solve the case?

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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