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

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

3. What is Grace's room number when she is in Thailand by herself?

4. What does Millie usually do after breakfast on Saturdays?

5. How long does Grace sleep after taking some of the sleeping pills?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Grace arrives in Thailand on her own, what does she tell Mr. Ho?

3. When and where did Grace realize that Jack had told the local police a story about her?

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

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

6. What concerns Grace when Jack wants to bring Millie to the house on May 2, and what does she do?

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does Grace respond when Millie gives her the sleeping pills?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After a time, Grace does not seek help in public. Why does Grace quit trying to get help in public? How does Jack use manipulation and fear to prevent her from getting help?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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