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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the family liaison officer that Scott says came by his house on July 21, 2013?
(a) Detective Inspector Gaskill.
(b) Detective Inspector Watson.
(c) Detective Sergeant Riley.
(d) Detective Sergean Gujral.

2. What is the name of Megan's brother that she describes on September 20, 2012?
(a) Ben.
(b) Peter.
(c) Jason.
(d) John.

3. Where is Megan placing an application to take a fabrics course, according to the narrative of May 16, 2012?
(a) St. Martin's College.
(b) Brown University.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Lancaster University.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Rachel spend an hour at the interview room on July 19, 2013?

2. Who does Scott tell Megan has asked them to dinner on March 21, 2013?

3. How many times does Rachel say she called Tom the night before, according to her phone log on July 11, 2013?

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

5. What is the number of Rachel's favorite trackside house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Scott remark about Megan's therapy sessions on March 8, 2013?

3. How does Rachel describe the home at Number 23, Blenheim Road on Tuesday, July 9, 2013?

4. On what date does Rachel's narrative begin in the opening of the novel? What is Rachel looking at outside of the train window?

5. What does Rachel discover she has written to Tom in an email the prior night on July 20, 2013?

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

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

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

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

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

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