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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. Where is Millie cleaning in Chapter 12?

2. What is Cecelia wearing in Chapter 15?

3. What does Millie think she will buy with her first paycheck?

4. In Chapter 17, what type of sandwich does Cecelia say she wanted when Millie makes her a sandwich and Cecelia throws it on the floor?

5. In Chapter 2, where does Millie take showers?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what happens when Nina tells Millie to pick up Cecilia from school?

2. What does Nina eat for breakfast most mornings?

3. What is the only thing that Cecilia likes to eat?

4. What does Nina's bathroom look like every morning?

5. Why is Millie about to cry when she goes out on the patio before Nina's PTA meeting?

6. What medication does Millie find in Nina's medicine cabinet, and what is it for?

7. What were meals like when Millie was in prison?

8. What is Nina doing when Millie comes down in Chapter 7 and why?

9. What is it like when Millie is living in her car?

10. What does Millie think about Andrew when the two of them are watching Family Feud?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Millie applies for a job as a housekeeper for the Winchesters. Why does Millie not believe she will be offered the job?

Essay Topic 2

Millie wonders if Nina is mentally ill. Why does Millie believe that Nina may be mentally ill?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does McFadden use idioms in The Housemaid? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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