Quiz · Two Tickets to Nowhere

Question 1What is the main idea of this story?

A widower takes a journey planned with his late wife and shares the empty seat with a stranger Two old friends meet by chance on a train and travel north together A man buys the wrong tickets and misses his train to Inverness A conductor helps passengers find their reserved seats on a busy train

Question 2Why was the second seat on the train empty at first?

The other passenger had missed the evening train Arthur's friend had cancelled the trip at the last minute The conductor had forgotten to reserve the second seat It was reserved for Arthur's wife, who had died that spring

Question 3What did Arthur and the elderly woman have in common?

They both worked on trains for most of their lives They had both lost a spouse who had promised them this same journey They were both travelling to attend a family wedding They had both lived in Inverness when they were young