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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. How many safety deposit boxes does Andy not find that Nina has?

2. What is the weather when Andrew asks Nina leave in Chapter 33?

3. After Nina told Suzanne about what was really happening at her house, how many months did Nina again spend in a psychiatric hospital?

4. In Chapter 35, who does Millie see?

5. In Chapter 33, what day does Millie have off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Andy to when Nina lets the roots of her hair show?

2. What does Enzo tells Millie after Andrew fires him?

3. What is Nina told when she is hospitalized at Clearview Psychiatric Hospital?

4. What does Andrew do after Nina has a lactation accident?

5. In Chapter 29, what question does Nina have for Millie when Nina returns from taking Cecelia to summer camp, and how does Millie answer?

6. In Chapter 31, how is Nina making grocery shopping as challenging for Millie as possible?

7. Where does Andrew take Millie to dinner after the Broadway show, and why can he read the menu?

8. How does Nina feel after she is locked in the attic for two nights?

9. What does Millie learn when she goes to the grocery store in Chapter 35?

10. How much time do Nina take off work when Cecelia was born and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does The Housemaid take place? How do Nina and Millie feel about the place and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The protagonist is usually a good person in a story and the antagonist is usually a bad person. Why does Nina seem like both a protagonist and an antagonist at times?

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