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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. What time do Janice and Millie plan to arrive for Millie's birthday party in two weeks?

2. On page 176, when was the last time that Jack and Grace went to Thailand?

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

4. Where do Grace, Jack, and Millie go after lunch on page 201?

5. On page 179, where did Jack take Grace and she tried to get help?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of jailer was Jack in the beginning, and what is something that Grace misses?

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

4. How does Grace feel when Jack mentions at the dinner party that there are 75 days until Millie comes to live with them?

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

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

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

8. How did Grace dose Jack with the sleeping pills and lock him in the red room?

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

10. What does Jack give Millie before the other guests arrive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grace thinks people underestimate Millie. Why do people underestimate Millie? How does Jack underestimate Millie? How does underestimating Millie lead to Jack’s downfall?

Essay Topic 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in Behind Closed Doors? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Jack has waited a long time to get a person under his control. How has Jack used patience and planning over a long period of time to achieve his goal of getting a person he can torture?

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