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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 do Moira and Giles bring for Millie at her party?
2. What color dress does Millie wear for her party?
3. When does Jack plan to take Millie and Grace to New Zealand?
4. What do Diane and Adam give Millie for her birthday?
5. How long does Grace sit over breakfast the morning after she arrives in Thailand by herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. What excuse does Grace give Jack for inviting Janice along with Millie to see the house?
2. Where is Grace going in the chapter that begins on page 241, and what does she say to Esther about her trip?
3. How does Esther help Grace and why?
4. When and where did Grace realize that Jack had told the local police a story about her?
5. How does Grace keep the sleeping pills from Jack?
6. 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?
7. What conversation do Grace and Adam have several days after Grace arrives in Thailand alone?
8. How does Grace respond when Millie gives her the sleeping pills?
9. What type of jailer was Jack in the beginning, and what is something that Grace misses?
10. How does Grace recover and explain her breakdown at the dinner party?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in Behind Closed Doors? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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
What is an inciting event? What is the inciting event in Behind Closed Doors?
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