View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many adults are invited to Millie's party?

2. On page 191, what did Grace hit Jack over the head with?

3. Where does Jack want Grace to go on page 177?

4. Who was missing from the hotel Jack and Grace went to on page 191?

5. What excuse was used for why Grace did not visit Millie for so long on page 180?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter that begins on page 245, what has Grace thought about killing Jack?

2. What conversation do Grace and Adam have several days after Grace arrives in Thailand alone?

3. How does Grace keep the sleeping pills from Jack?

4. What excuse does Grace give Jack for inviting Janice along with Millie to see the house?

5. How does Grace get to wear what she wants for the dinner party on page 170?

6. Why do people from the British Embassy come to see Grace after the police go to her house?

7. Why does Janice tell Millie she cannot listen to her Agatha Christie books for a week?

8. How and why does Millie arrange for them to eat the hotel when Jack and Grace visit in the chapter that begins on page 186?

9. How does Grace recover and explain her breakdown at the dinner party?

10. How does Jack plan to make Millie and Grace disappear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack uses punishment to control Grace. How does Jack condition Grace to obey him? What type of punishment does Jack use to control Grace? Why is punishment an effective tool to control her?

Essay Topic 2

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you assigned a color to represent the mood of Behind Closed Doors, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Behind Closed Doors? Provide evidence from the novel to support your decision on what the genre is.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,256 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample