THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN | English Theatre Frankfurt

1. In The Girl on the Train, the protagonist Rachel is…?

Still living with her parents

Happily married

An alcoholic

2. When Tom was still married to Rachel, he…

Was beaten up by Rachel regularly.

manipulated Rachel and drove her into self-doubt and drinking.

Was a loving husband who caught his wife cheating.

3. Choose the sentence which describes the relationship between the Hipwells and Tom and Anna Watson best?

Megan Hipwell attended a Yoga class with Anna Watson and had an affair with Tom Watson.

Megan Hipwell used to babysit for the Watsons and had an affair with Tom Watson.

Scott Hipwell worked with Anna Watson.

4. Why does Rachel hate Anna?

Tom used to be married to Rachel but left her for Anna and had a child with his new wife.

Anna raises Rachel´s child and won´t allow her to see the baby.

Anna offends Rachel every chance she gets.

5. Where is Rachel when she witnesses Megan kissing another man than Scott?

She only imagines the kiss as part of the fantasy-life she made up for this unknown couple she sees every day.

She is in Tom´s and Anna´s garden, trying to kidnap their child Evie.

She is on the train, pretending to go to work.

6. Why does Rachel concentrate on Megan and Scott when her train comes to a halt?

She stalks Megan because she is in love with her.

She tries to avoid looking at her old home where her ex-husband still lives with his new family. It is next to Meghan´s and Scott´s.

It is the only house nearby.

7. Why is Rachel involved in Megan´s case?

Rachel was seen in the neighborhood the night Megan disappeared and showed signs of a fight which she could not remember the next day.

She is the inspector´s assistant.

She is the main witness, since she saw Megan kissing her therapist.

8. Megan was murdered. By whom?

By her husband Scott.

By Rachel´s ex- and Anna´s husband Tom.

By Rachel.

9. Megan was murdered. Why?

Scott murdered her, because he had found out about her affair.

Megan was killed by Rachel because Rachel mistook her for Anna.

Megan was pregnant and Tom was the father. She wanted to keep the child, but he feared this would endanger his family-life.

10. Rachel kills Tom at the end of the play…

Out of Jealousy.

In self-defense.

To avenge Megan.