Setting
Characters
Conflict
Theme
Symbolism
100
This is where the story as a whole takes place.
the Suburbs of London
100
Jess and Jason
What two names does Rachel assign Megan and Scott, before she knew their real names?
100
Drinking/Alcoholism
What problem does Rachel try to overcome, but can’t stop?
100
The theme of betrayal and mistrust.
What is one theme that Hawkins suggests through Megan and Scott’s relationship?
100
A 'dead end', and how Rachel is on a train going nowhere.
What does the train symbolize?
200
This is a small town where Rachel lives.
Ashbury
200
Cathy
What is the name of Rachel’s roommate?
200
Megan having an affair with another man.
What does Rachel witness Megan do from the train?
200
Theme of Addiction.
What is another theme that Hawkins suggests through Rachel’s alcohol addiction?
200
Separation and Isolation.
What do the windows and doors symbolize?
300
Blenheim Road, Victorian house number 15
Where does Megan and Scott Hipwell live?
300
Therapist
What job does Kamal Abdic have?
300
Scott and Megan had a huge fight, which resulted in Megan leaving for the night.
What happened between Scott and Megan the night before Megan went missing?
300
Trains are constantly moving, and moving to new places. However, Rachel is just a girl on the train, she isn’t going anywhere.
What is one theme that Hawkins exhibits by using a train?
300
Mistrust, Disloyalty, and Suspicion
What does Tom’s old phone in his gym bag symbolize?
400
What train does Rachel take every day, and where does it pick her up and drop her off?
The 8.04, or The Commuter Train, from Ashbury to Euston
400
Megan Hipwell
Who did Rachel see getting into a car with Tom?
400
Her legs were covered in bruises.
What did Rachel first notice when she got out of bed after that Saturday night?
400
Rachel often feels very guilty.
What is a theme that emerges from Rachel’s drinking problem?
400
Displacement and Abandonment
What does the pile of clothes on the side of the train tracks symbolize?
500
The Corley Woods
Where was Megan Hipwell’s body found?
500
There were no names on the phone - all contacts were erased
What was the name of the person Tom was texting on the hidden phone in his gym bag?
500
Three for a girl.
What four words does Megan think repeatedly before dying?
500
It mainly circulates around betrayal, and how there is no shortage of betrayal.
What is the overall theme that Hawkins presents to readers in The Girl on the Train?
500
Rachel overcoming two major obstacles that has been holding her back - her addiction to alcohol, and her failed marriage.
What does the corkscrew (that Rachel killed Tom with) symbolize?
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