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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the journey on the 8:04 slow train supposed to take?
(a) 26 minutes.
(b) 95 minutes.
(c) 54 minutes.
(d) 39 minutes.

2. On what day of the week does Rachel's narrative begin in the opening of the novel?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

3. What does Rachel drink a small bottle of on the train in the evening on July 8, 2013?
(a) Cabernet Sauvignon.
(b) Chenin Blanc.
(c) Chardonnay.
(d) Merlot.

4. Who does Scott tell Megan has asked them to dinner on March 21, 2013?
(a) Tom.
(b) Rajesh.
(c) Dave.
(d) Detective Inspector Gaskill.

5. Where does Megan say she is going to persuade Scott to take her to dinner at an Italian restaurant in the evening on May 16, 2012?
(a) Evermore Road.
(b) Kingly Road.
(c) Scotland Road.
(d) Buckinghamshire Road.

6. How long ago did Rachel move in with Cathy, according to the narrative on July 9, 2013?
(a) Almost two months ago.
(b) Almost two years ago.
(c) Almost six months ago.
(d) Almost three years ago.

7. About how many people does Rachel estimate die on the train tracks per year?
(a) 100-200.
(b) 300-400.
(c) 200-300.
(d) 50-100.

8. Where does Rachel say she used to live in her email to Scott that is revealed on July 20, 2013?
(a) Delly End.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Crawley.
(d) Witney.

9. When did Rachel first take a holiday with Tom?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2003.

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

11. At what time does Rachel say she got bored watching the television for news about Megan's disappearance on July 23, 2013?
(a) 3:00 a.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 12:00 p.m.
(d) 7:00 p.m.

12. What is Megan's last name?
(a) Hipwell.
(b) Watson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Anderson.

13. What does Megan decide to tell Scott as the reason she quit her nannying job on August 16, 2012?
(a) She was hired at the bank.
(b) She is ill.
(c) She has decided to leave town.
(d) Tom was hitting on her.

14. Who is the artist from the gallery whose picture Scott shows to Rachel on July 21, 2013?
(a) Craig McKenzie.
(b) Kamal Abdic.
(c) Rajesh Gujral.
(d) Tom Watson.

15. For how long did Rachel and Tom live together?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rachel presume Jason's job to be in her narrative on July 10, 2013?

2. Where does Scott say he went to cool down after Megan had left on Saturday in his conversation with Rachel on July 21, 2013?

3. What does Anna urge Tom to do about Rachel on July 22, 2013?

4. Whose house did Scott go to in order to look for Megan the morning after she disappeared?

5. Where on Blenheim Road did Rachel live with Tom?

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