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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does Megan's narrative begin on May 16, 2012?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

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

3. What is the name of Cathy's boyfriend?
(a) Damien.
(b) Charles.
(c) Jason.
(d) Scott.

4. How old is Megan when she goes missing?
(a) 25.
(b) 29.
(c) 32.
(d) 36.

5. 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 p.m.
(b) 12:00 p.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 a.m.

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

7. Who was Rachel's former best friend that she yelled at after her marriage dissolved, according to the narrative on July 21, 2013?
(a) Marie.
(b) Claire.
(c) Lara.
(d) Tara.

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

9. In what carriage does Rachel usually sit on the train?
(a) Carriage A.
(b) Carriage C.
(c) Carriage E.
(d) Carriage D.

10. Where does the 8:04 slow train travel, according to Rachel in the beginning of the novel?
(a) From Aldgate to Amersham.
(b) From Ashbury to Euston.
(c) From Hoboken to Long Island.
(d) From Jersey City to Harlem.

11. Where do the newspapers report a four-year-old girl having been mauled by dogs on July 21, 2013?
(a) Woodstock.
(b) Witney.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Wigan.

12. What does Rachel read Dr. Abdic has a previous conviction for in the newspapers on July 23, 2013?
(a) Medical malpractice.
(b) Second-degree murder.
(c) Domestic violence.
(d) Statutory rape.

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

14. What news page does Rachel immediately open after opening her laptop on July 23, 2013?
(a) CBS News.
(b) Metro News.
(c) ITV News.
(d) BBC News.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rachel describe loving about a cold gin and tonic on the evening of July 19, 2013?

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

3. At what time does Rachel describe having taken the train from Ashbury to meet Scott the day before on July 21, 2013?

4. What term does Rachel use when describing a patient developing feelings for his/her therapist on July 29, 2013?

5. What does Anna plan to cook for lunch on her birthday on July 20, 2013?

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