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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 do Diane and Adam give Millie for her birthday?

2. What does Millie give Grace on page 189?

3. How many children are invited to Millie's party?

4. What reason does Grace give the police for why Jack did not drive her to the airport when she left for Thailand on her own?

5. What type of door was on the room where Jack locked Grace on page 194?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. What does Millie say when Jack asks her why she is upset on page 199?

6. What does Grace do at Mr. Ho's suggestion to spend her time until Jack arrives?

7. How do Grace and Jack respond when Adam announces that Diane is pregnant?

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

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

10. How does Esther help Grace and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Behind Closed Doors, and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in Behind Closed Doors? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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