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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 days of the week would Maggie see Mackie?

2. What is Ron drinking in Chapter 66?

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

4. After what location do any records on Bobby Tanner disappear?

5. Where was Peter based when he loaded drugs into flower lorries?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Joyce call the police in Chapter 98?

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

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

6. What do Donna and Chris learn about Mackie?

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

8. What do Chris and Donna learn when they visit Steve Georgiou?

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

10. In Chapter 89, where is Chris preparing to gof, and how does Donna help him get ready?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in The Thursday Murder Club? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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