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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 are Andrew and Nina while Millie watches Cecelia in Chapter 17?

2. How much did the sofa cost that Millie and a police officer sit on in the Prologue?

3. What is the name of Patrice's cleaning woman?

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

5. Where does Andrew say his parents retired to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Nina goes into the house during the PTA meeting, what do the other women say about her?

4. How does Millie dress for her interview with Nina Winchester?

5. Why was Nina in a psychiatric institution?

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

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

8. What does Andrew say about Nina's cooking skills?

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

10. What do Nina and her friends say about their hired help during the PTA meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pacing can be used to create tension in a story. How does McFadden use pacing to create tension in The Housemaid?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Housemaid? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

Millie struggles to get along with Nina, but she cannot afford to lose her job. Why can Millie not afford to lose her job?

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