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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Rachel take her first holiday with Tom?
2. Megan's body was discovered how far from her house, according to the news on August 1, 2013?
3. At what time does Rachel say she got bored watching the television for news about Megan's disappearance on July 23, 2013?
4. 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?
5. Whose house did Scott go to in order to look for Megan the morning after she disappeared?
Short Essay Questions
1. On what date does Rachel's narrative begin in the opening of the novel? What is Rachel looking at outside of the train window?
2. How does Rachel describe the home at Number 23, Blenheim Road on Tuesday, July 9, 2013?
3. How did Rachel come to live with Cathy? What is their relationship like?
4. Whose picture does Rachel point out when she interviews with Detective Inspector Gaskill on July 19, 2013? Why?
5. How does Rachel envision the relationship between Jason and Jess early in the novel?
6. What profession does Rachel suspect Jason has in the beginning of the novel? Why?
7. How does Anna respond when she encounters Rachel leaving Scott's house on July 22, 2013?
8. What does Scott reveal to Rachel about the night of Megan's disappearance on July 21, 2013?
9. How does Megan regard her marriage and life when she is first introduced on May 16, 2012?
10. How common does Rachel describe "death by train" on Tuesday, July 9, 2013?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Girl on the Train. Where in the story does the exposition transition into rising action? Where does the climax occur? What information is revealed to the reader in the falling action and denouement?
Essay Topic 2
Define "gaslighting" and discuss how this term applies to The Girl on the Train. Who is guilty of gaslighting in the story? How? In what ways is this character effective at gaslighting?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and irony in The Girl on the Train. How are these literary devices employed to develop suspense in the narrative? What types of irony does the author employ? What are specific examples of foreshadowing in the novel?
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