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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. After Ibrahim rules out people because of mobility issues or vision problems, how many suspects does he have on his list?

2. In Chapter 82, where does Joyce write that the gang Peter got involved with after he went to Amsterdam was from?

3. Where did Mackie get a job after Maggie committed suicide?

4. What was Bernard's wife's name?

5. How much money does Steve give Chris and Donna in a clear plastic wallet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Donna have for Chris that allows her to persuade him to take her with him when he goes to speak with Jason Ritchie?

2. What does Elizabeth threaten to do if Chris and Donna arrest them for digging up a body?

3. How does Elizabeth get photos of Ian Ventham's corpse?

4. What information does DI Terry Hallet provide Chris in Chapter 59?

5. What does Matthew Mackie tell Chris and Donna?

6. Where does Elizabeth find Bobby Tanner and how?

7. Where do Chris and Donna meet Bobby Tanner, and why does he agree to speak to them?

8. Where does John say that you might be able to get fentanyl?

9. What does Elizabeth discover when she goes home and thinks something is wrong in Chapter 63?

10. From whom does Gordon get an offer that he accepts for his farm, and why does it take it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in the novel? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? Why might research be required to understand allusions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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