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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 Jason have his last fight?

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

3. In Chapter 38, how long has it been since Joyce had a driver's license?

4. When did Tony have a speeding ticket?

5. In Chapter 34, what time does Donna say that Tony died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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