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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tom's last name?
(a) Watson.
(b) Hipwell.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Scott.

2. What does Rachel presume Jason's job to be in her narrative on July 10, 2013?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A banker.
(d) A doctor.

3. Rachel says early in the novel, "Life is not a paragraph and death is no" what?
(a) "Sentence."
(b) "Question mark."
(c) "Apostrophe."
(d) "Parenthesis."

4. What does Rachel drink on the evening train on July 5, 2013?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Pre-mixed gin and tonics.
(c) White Russians.
(d) Cabernet Sauvignon.

5. For whom does Megan describe working as a nanny on August 14, 2012?
(a) Tom and Rachel.
(b) Tom and Anna.
(c) Rachel and Scott.
(d) Andrew and Mary.

6. How old was Dr. Abdic when he came to Britain as a refugee?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

7. Where does Rachel learn that Dr. Abdic is from on the news on July 23, 2013?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) France.
(d) Algeria.

8. When does Rachel discover she sent an email to Tom the night before on July 20, 2013?
(a) Just after 8:00 p.m.
(b) Just after 11:00 p.m.
(c) Just after 7:00 p.m.
(d) Just after 2:00 a.m.

9. What train does Rachel say she takes in the evenings on July 9, 2013?
(a) The 18.24 train.
(b) The 12.56 train.
(c) The 17.56 train.
(d) The 17.21 train.

10. Who does Rachel identify as the man she saw Megan kissing on the day before she disappeared?
(a) Kamal Abdic.
(b) Rajesh Gujral.
(c) Craig McKenzie.
(d) Scott Hipwell.

11. Where does Dr. Abdic say he is from when Megan asks him on September 20, 2012?
(a) Maidstone.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Windsor.
(d) Bosnia.

12. What is the name of Megan's brother that she describes on September 20, 2012?
(a) John.
(b) Ben.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jason.

13. Where is Megan placing an application to take a fabrics course, according to the narrative of May 16, 2012?
(a) Lancaster University.
(b) Oxford University.
(c) Brown University.
(d) St. Martin's College.

14. What does the narrator describe the grave being marked with in the prologue to the novel?
(a) A marble statue.
(b) A vase of flowers.
(c) A cairn.
(d) A wooden cross.

15. What color hair is Jess described as having?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Rachel say she got bored watching the television for news about Megan's disappearance on July 23, 2013?

2. Who is at Scott's side as he exits his home on the news on August 1, 2013?

3. About how many people does Rachel estimate die on the train tracks per year?

4. What is the name of the pub on Kingly Road that Megan passes on her walk on September 25, 2012?

5. In what carriage does Rachel usually sit on the train?

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