The Thursday Murder Club Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Richard Osman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Thursday Murder Club Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Richard Osman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What is the strict upper age limit Ian sets for the women he dates?

2. When did Tony have a speeding ticket?

3. In Chapter 40, where is Bernard when he sees Joyce and her friends driving off?

4. Who is in the photograph Tony Curran's murderer left?

5. How long does John spend with his wife Penny when he visits each day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does PC Donna De Freitas usually talk about during her "Practical Tips for Home Security" and what does she talk about at Coppers Chase and why?

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

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

7. How does Elizabeth ensure that Chris is uncomfortable when he arrives at Joyce's?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joyce is not upset when Ian dies. Why is Joyce not upset when Ian dies? Why does she break the rule of not speaking ill of the dead when she talks about Ian and how he died?

Essay Topic 2

Ibrahim and Ron talk to Bernard when he is sitting on his usual bench. How do the men use the good cop/bad cop interrogation technique when they talk to Bernard? How effective is the technique in providing them with the information they need?

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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