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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phyllis tell Walter?
(a) She loves her husband and worries about him
(b) She wants to buy another policy
(c) She never wants to see him again
(d) She wants to separate from her husband

2. Who does Walter have to meet with when he gets to the office?
(a) Mr. Johnson
(b) Mr. Norton
(c) Mr. Keyes
(d) Mr. Hall

3. What is Phyllis carrying as she approaches Walter?
(a) Her husband's crutches
(b) Her husband's glasses
(c) Her husband's suitcase
(d) Her husband's body

4. Who has been interviewing everyone on the train?
(a) Police detectives
(b) The F.B.I.
(c) Insurance investigators
(d) NTSB investigators

5. What is a major issue for Walter and Phyllis?
(a) How to get Lola to leave the house
(b) How to get a divorce for Phyllis
(c) How to get Walter out of the country
(d) How to get Walter to travel by train

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not believe that Nirdlinger committed suicide?

2. What does Walter focus on?

3. What does Walter contemplate that night at home?

4. What does Phyllis tell Walter when she calls him?

5. What does Walter do when he dresses?

(see the answer key)

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