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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 does Millie usually do after breakfast on Saturdays?

2. What excuse did Jack give for canceling a dinner party on page 192?

3. What color shoes does Grace wear to dinner at Esther and Rufus's place?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What concerns does Grace have since Millie told her about Jack pushing her down the stairs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does Behind Closed Doors take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

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