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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

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen in a story. What would be some suspenseful scenes in The Housemaid? How does McFadden create suspense in those sections of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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 4

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...

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