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

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

3. Who took Rachel to the side and told her she needed to go home because she was drunk in her memory from July 24, 2013?
(a) Robert Walker.
(b) Rajesh Gujral.
(c) Michael Green.
(d) Martin Miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Rachel move in with Cathy, according to the narrative on July 9, 2013?

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

3. Where does Damien know Martin Miles from?

4. Who does Rachel identify as the man she saw Megan kissing on the day before she disappeared?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Rachel describe her appearance in the beginning of the novel?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Rachel reveal to Scott when she first meets him at his house on July 20, 2013?

9. How does Anna respond when she encounters Rachel leaving Scott's house on July 22, 2013?

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

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