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Strangers on a Train Quiz

Patricia Highsmith
This Study Guide consists of approximately 34 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Strangers on a Train.

Strangers on a Train Quiz

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1)

Who is Miriam's death attributed to? (from Chapters 16-20)

Owen.
Guy.
Bruno.
Person's unknown.
2)

What is the name of Guy's sailing boat? (from Chapters 46-47)

Queen Anne.
India.
Siberia.
Comfort Zone.
3)

Who does Guy tell Anne he was fighting with in the woods? (from Chapters 21-25)

A prowler.
A servant.
An old college friend.
A blackmailer.
4)

What kind of gun does Bruno send Guy? (from Chapters 16-20)

A Winchester.
A Magnum.
A Werther.
A Luger.
5)

Where does Bruno get his haircut in this section? (from Chapters 21-25)

Madison Gardens.
Wall Street.
Times Square.
Harlem.
6)

Who was Anne's lover before Guy? (from Chapters 26-30)

Robert Trilby.
Chris Nelson.
Jack Vendor.
Tom Kelvin.
7)

What dialect does Bob use to tell a joke? (from Chapters 46-47)

British.
German.
South American.
French Canadian.
8)

What does Guy say is the only type of person that would inform on him? (from Chapters 46-47)

A rat.
A grass snake.
A stool pigeon.
A bull.
9)

What does the Butler's description say Guy was wearing? (from Chapters 26-30)

Wet suit.
A fur coat and a bowler hat.
A dinner jacket and a baseball cap.
A hat and overcoat.
10)

In what part of Long Island is Guy supposed to meet Anne? (from Chapters 21-25)

Red Neck.
Surrey.
Hempstead.
Rough Neck.
11)

What continent are Bruno and his mother planning to travel to in chapter 38? (from Chapters 36-40)

Africa.
Oceania.
Asia.
Europe.
12)

What does Bruno refuse to take from Gerard even though he is dying for it? (from Chapters 26-30)

A drink.
Money.
A painting.
A photograph album.
13)

What does Bruno send Guy as a present? (from Chapters 21-25)

A gold watch.
An alligator wallet.
A book on architecture.
A silk tie.
14)

What technique does Howland say Gerrad is using on Guy? (from Chapters 41-45)

A cat and mouse technique.
A good cop bad cop technique.
A spy vs. spy technique.
A question and answer technique.
15)

What country are Samuel Bruno's parents from? (from Chapters 16-20)

Argentina.
Czech Republic.
Puerto Rico.
Hungary.
16)

How does Bruno say he knows Guy when Gerard questions him? (from Chapters 36-40)

His family considered Guy as to work on a building.
He once went for a job interview at his company.
He knows his wife through another friend.
He met him at college.
17)

In what month of the year did Guy and Bruno first meet? (from Chapters 41-45)

June.
May.
July.
August.
18)

Who does Guy say he forsook during the murder? (from Chapters 31-35)

Samuel Bruno.
HIs mother.
God.
Anne.
19)

What are the first words Anne says to Guy when he gets home? (from Chapters 46-47)

Murderer.
I missed you.
Come to bed.
Liar.
20)

What is the name of Owen's wife? (from Chapters 46-47)

Miriam.
Louisa.
Petra.
Denise.
21)

What newspaper has the longest account of the murder? (from Chapters 26-30)

The City Chronicle.
The New York Times.
The New York Post.
The Journal-American.
22)

Who does Bruno tell Anne invited him to the party? (from Chapters 31-35)

Teddy.
Bobby.
Ian.
Jack.
23)

What does Guy say neither Anne nor anyone else can penetrate? (from Chapters 26-30)

His guilt.
His fear.
Friday night.
Sunday night.
24)

Where does Guy tell Gerard he met Guy? (from Chapters 36-40)

At college.
At the Modern Art Museum.
At the Parker Art Institute.
At work.
25)

What is Sammie big and flabby like? (from Chapters 16-20)

A softened up boxer.
An overfed dog.
A middle aged businessman.
An overfed cat.
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