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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 serve for supper in Chapter 9?

2. How many lightbulbs illuminate Millie's room at the Winchester's?

3. What size dresses does Nina give Millie in Chapter 10?

4. What time does Millie say dinner will be in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 1, how long has Millie been sleeping in her car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nina eat for breakfast most mornings?

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

3. What conversation do Andrew and Millie have about peanut butter?

4. Why was Nina in a psychiatric institution?

5. In the Prologue, why does the narrator think she will leave the house in handcuffs?

6. What does Millie notice about the landscaper and learn about him when she starts working for the Winchesters?

7. What is Cecelia's bedtime routine?

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

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

10. What does the Winchester house look like when Millie starts working for the Winchesters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in a novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in The Housemaid?

Essay Topic 2

Millie is attracted to Andrew. How does Millie try to tell herself to stay away from Andrew? Why does she give in and have an affair with him?

Essay Topic 3

Nina is constantly shifting from nice to nasty when she deals with Millie. Is Nina gaslighting Millie?

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