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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 do the newspapers report a four-year-old girl having been mauled by dogs on July 21, 2013?
2. Where has Damien gone to visit his mother on July 21, 2013?
3. Who was Rachel's former best friend that she yelled at after her marriage dissolved, according to the narrative on July 21, 2013?
4. How many times does Rachel say she called Tom the night before, according to her phone log on July 11, 2013?
5. What is the name of Anna and Tom's daughter?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Rachel describe her appearance in the beginning of the novel?
2. What led to the dissolution of Rachel's marriage to Tom?
3. How does Rachel describe the incident with Anna and her baby in the narrative from July 20, 2013?
4. What does Rachel discover she has written to Tom in an email the prior night on July 20, 2013?
5. What does Scott remark about Megan's therapy sessions on March 8, 2013?
6. How does Rachel explain she knew Megan when she writes him on July 20, 2013? Why?
7. How does Rachel describe the home at Number 23, Blenheim Road on Tuesday, July 9, 2013?
8. Why is Rachel considered to be an unreliable narrator in The Girl on the Train?
9. How does Anna respond when she encounters Rachel leaving Scott's house on July 22, 2013?
10. What has Cathy discovered about Rachel's job on July 29, 2013? How does she respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the events surrounding Tom's death in the end of The Girl on the Train. Who kills Tom? Why? What weapon is used to kill Tom? Why is it ironic that this is the weapon used to kill him?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Rachel's relationship with Scott in the novel. How does Rachel first meet Scott? How does their relationship progress? How does it end?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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