How to Get Through a Closed Door Summary

For her essay, Frankie writes about how underclassman, barred from senior skip day at the California Institute of Technology, would booby-trap or prank the rooms of seniors. The seniors respond by leaving their doors unlocked, but by getting the underclassmen to perform riddles or pranks on their honor to get into the rooms. In so doing, the seniors get the underclassmen to pull off their pranks for them.

How to Get Through a Closed Door Analysis

In a pivotal moment, Frankie learns and writes about how people can play pranks on themselves without realizing it. This proves intrinsic to Frankie's grand scheme.