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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Jack plan to take Millie and Grace to New Zealand?

2. Who does Esther know who had a miscarriage before having her first child?

3. What do Moira and Giles bring for Millie at her party?

4. When is the Tomasin case supposed to be over?

5. Where does Grace hide the sleeping pills Millie gives her as they exit the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Grace was to meet Jack's colleagues, why was she not allowed to go?

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

4. How did Jack begin setting Grace up to fail so he could lock her in the basement in the chapter that begins on page 215?

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

6. Where is Grace going in the chapter that begins on page 241, and what does she say to Esther about her trip?

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

8. What does Esther give Millie for her birthday, and what question does it bring up?

9. How does Esther help Grace and why?

10. Why does Grace start having Jack bring her whisky?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Psychopaths are often calloused, unemotional, and depraved. What evidence in Behind Closed Doors classifies Jack as either a psychopath or not?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Behind Closed Doors? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Why could Jack's career and choices of cases he takes on be considered ironic?

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