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

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

3. At what time does Rachel describe having taken the train from Ashbury to meet Scott the day before on July 21, 2013?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 6:30 p.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Megan placing an application to take a fabrics course, according to the narrative of May 16, 2012?

3. Who is the family liaison officer that Scott says came by his house on July 21, 2013?

4. Megan says on August 16, 2012, "I had a teacher at school who told me once that I was a mistress of" what?

5. What news page does Rachel immediately open after opening her laptop on July 23, 2013?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rachel describe the incident with Anna and her baby in the narrative from July 20, 2013?

2. How is the house at Number 15 Blenheim Road described by Rachel on Monday, July 8, 2013?

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

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

5. Why is Cathy upset with her boyfriend on July 21, 2013?

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

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

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

9. How common does Rachel describe "death by train" on Tuesday, July 9, 2013?

10. Whose picture does Rachel point out when she interviews with Detective Inspector Gaskill on July 19, 2013? Why?

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