Question 1

Why does Blake Porter decide to rent out a room in his brownstone?

Accepted Answer

He’s been fired and needs money

Question 2

What is the name of the tenant who moves into Blake’s home?

Accepted Answer

Whitney Cross

Question 3

What kind of business does Blake work in before losing his job?

Accepted Answer

Advertising

Question 4

What starts to go missing shortly after Whitney moves in?

Accepted Answer

Groceries and toiletries

Question 5

What pest infestation appears in the house?

Accepted Answer

Fruit flies

Question 6

What tragic event happens to the family fish, Goldy?

Accepted Answer

It dies from bleach

Question 7

Who is Krista Marshall in Blake’s life?

Accepted Answer

His fiancée

Question 8

What does Blake discover in a bag outside his home that terrifies him?

Accepted Answer

Three severed fingers

Question 9

Who is framed for the murder of Blake’s neighbor, Mr. Zimmerly?

Accepted Answer

Blake

Question 10

What happened with Whitney Cross’s high school boyfriend that becomes a key part of her revenge motive?

Accepted Answer

He cheated on Whitney

Question 11

What did Blake do in his past that led to Krista’s plot for revenge?

Accepted Answer

Cheated on her with a coworker

Question 12

What does Whitney (posing as Krista) bake for Blake?

Accepted Answer

Chocolate chip cookies

Question 13

What do the cookies Krista bakes for Blake contain?

Accepted Answer

Poison

Question 14

What is Whitney’s (the tenant) real name?

Accepted Answer

Amanda

Question 15

What is Amanda's relationship to Krista’s revenge plan?

Accepted Answer

Hired by Krista

Question 16

What major twist occurs at the climax of the novel?

Accepted Answer

Amanda stabs Krista

Question 17

What happened to Stacie, Blake’s ex-affair?

Accepted Answer

Krista abducted and killed her

Question 18

What does Amanda reveal about her financial troubles?

Accepted Answer

They were due to gambling debts

Question 19

What major theme does the book explore?

Accepted Answer

Revenge and manipulation

Question 20

How does Blake’s story end in the epilogue?

Accepted Answer

He moves to Ohio

The Tenant by Frieda McFadden

2) What is the name of the tenant who moves into Blake’s home?

3) What kind of business does Blake work in before losing his job?

4) What starts to go missing shortly after Whitney moves in?

5) What pest infestation appears in the house?

6) What tragic event happens to the family fish, Goldy?

7) Who is Krista Marshall in Blake’s life?

8) What does Blake discover in a bag outside his home that terrifies him?

9) Who is framed for the murder of Blake’s neighbor, Mr. Zimmerly?

10) What happened with Whitney Cross’s high school boyfriend that becomes a key part of her revenge motive?

11) What did Blake do in his past that led to Krista’s plot for revenge?

12) What does Whitney (posing as Krista) bake for Blake?

13) What do the cookies Krista bakes for Blake contain?

14) What is Whitney’s (the tenant) real name?

15) What is Amanda's relationship to Krista’s revenge plan?

16) What major twist occurs at the climax of the novel?

17) What happened to Stacie, Blake’s ex-affair?

18) What does Amanda reveal about her financial troubles?

19) What major theme does the book explore?

20) How does Blake’s story end in the epilogue?