View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Rachel's former best friend that she yelled at after her marriage dissolved, according to the narrative on July 21, 2013?

2. What train does Rachel say she takes in the evenings on July 9, 2013?

3. For how long does Rachel say Megan has been missing as she rides the train on the morning of July 19, 2013?

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

5. Who does Rachel identify as the man she saw Megan kissing on the day before she disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rachel come to live with Cathy? What is their relationship like?

2. How does Rachel explain she knew Megan when she writes him on July 20, 2013? Why?

3. How does Rachel respond to seeing Jess kiss a man who is not her husband? Why?

4. What has Cathy discovered about Rachel's job on July 29, 2013? How does she respond?

5. How does Rachel envision the relationship between Jason and Jess early in the novel?

6. How does Megan regard her marriage and life when she is first introduced on May 16, 2012?

7. What does Scott reveal to Rachel about the night of Megan's disappearance on July 21, 2013?

8. How does Anna feel about living at 23 Blenheim Road?

9. What profession does Rachel suspect Jason has in the beginning of the novel? Why?

10. Why is Rachel considered to be an unreliable narrator in The Girl on the Train?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Rachel's relationship with Scott in the novel. How does Rachel first meet Scott? How does their relationship progress? How does it end?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events surrounding Tom's death in the end of The Girl on the Train. Who kills Tom? Why? What weapon is used to kill Tom? Why is it ironic that this is the weapon used to kill him?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Girl on the Train. Where in the story does the exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed to the reader in the falling action and denouement?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 861 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample