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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 did Chris go to when he escorted Billy Gill, home for a counterfeit pound-coin operation?

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

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

4. When does Matthew Mackie say that he left Ireland?

5. Where is Ibrahim's place of peace?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Elizabeth find Bobby Tanner and how?

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

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

5. Why and what does Jason give the members of the murder club in Chapter 102?

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. What does Matthew Mackie tell Chris and Donna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Having a purpose in life makes life more interesting or worth living. How are various characters looking for purpose in their lives? Why is having a purpose important for them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Comic relief can inject humor into an otherwise serious or tragic scene in a book. How is comic relief used in The Thursday Murder Club? How does it provide relief from tension in serious or stressful scenes in the book?

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