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Book club questions · Chapters 1–5

The Housemaid book club questions

For the first 5 chapters, the way a good group chat asks them: a quick take-a-side question first, then one to chew on. This page stops at chapter 5, so nothing here spoils what comes after.

by Freida McFadden2022 · 63 chapters · 336 pages · Bookouture
Cover of The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

Chapter 1

  1. Is Connors stalling for a confession or does he just not have enough to cuff her?
  2. The younger officer yelling that Connors won't believe what's upstairs, why does that shout land harder than anything the detective says on the sofa?
  3. She keeps insisting hearing a sound is everything she knows, so what about her makes the whole room treat her like the answer?

Chapter 2

  1. That landscaper's head shake: real warning or Millie reading too much into it?
  2. Why does a tiny attic room with a small backyard window rattle Millie more than the home theater impresses her?
  3. Nina's warm goodbye versus the silent landscaper's headshake, which one should a woman who's lived a month in her car actually trust?

Chapter 3

  1. Munch Burgers says no, Nina says start tomorrow: lucky break or too good to be true?
  2. Millie hides ten years in prison to land a live-in job starting tomorrow, so is that lie the only door open to her or the first crack in it?

Chapter 4

  1. Enzo hissing pericolo then bolting: helping Millie or covering himself?
  2. A lock on the outside of the attic door, scratches down the wood, a window painted shut, which of those should have sent Millie straight back to the gate?
  3. Nina's eyes narrow when Andrew says call me Andrew, so is that jealousy, control, or something about this marriage Millie can't read yet?

Chapter 5

  1. Did Nina really warn Millie about the peanuts, or is Millie being set up?
  2. Nina scolds Millie for the allergy scare and then orders her to keep the peanut butter jar in the house, so what is that order really for?
  3. Seven hours of cleaning ending with dinner at seven sharp, how much of this job is housework and how much is a test Millie can't see?

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