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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. Where is Ibrahim's place of peace?

2. In Chapter 63 when Elizabeth returns to her flat, what indication is there that something is wrong?

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

4. What time do Bernard and Joyce call one another each day for the "All's Well" arrangement?

5. When does Donna say that Mackie moved to England from Ireland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Austin think about the bones Bogdan found in the cemetery?

2. What does Joyce reveal to the murder club by reading a letter left by Bernard?

3. What scenario does Jason present to the Thursday Murder Club regarding what happened the day of Tony's murder?

4. How does the investigation for Tony's murder end?

5. How did Joyce meet her husband, and when did she know she had found true love?

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

7. Where does Elizabeth find Bobby Tanner and how?

8. What does Matthew Mackie tell Chris and Donna?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth and Stephen are married. What does their relationship reveal about aging and how it impacts relationships?

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

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainly about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in the novel? How does Osman create suspense in those sections of The Thursday Murder Club?

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