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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What peculiar question does Buck ask the Kennedys on the day they meet?
(a) Where can I find a good caterer?
(b) Did anything strange happen in this house?
(c) Do you have a dog?
(d) Have you folks got any children?

2. Following Anita's upset at the Kennedys' dinner party, who says she blames the house for what happened to Anita?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Anita.
(c) Colquitt.
(d) Claire.

3. What pet name does Pie's father call her?
(a) Punkin-pie.
(b) Sweet Pea.
(c) Peanut.
(d) Sunshine.

4. What is the name of the bartender at the Harralson's party?
(a) James.
(b) Mark.
(c) Harold.
(d) Robert.

5. How long had Anita been in the hospital before moving to the house next door?
(a) Three years.
(b) About a year.
(c) Around eight months.
(d) One month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Colquitt wait to have a dinner party to welcome the Sheehans?

2. What kind of animal does Walter compare Anita to when he first sees her?

3. How many children does Claire have?

4. What month is Pie's housewarming held in?

5. What does Colquitt call Kim when he arrives at her house to use the phone for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about the behavior of Razz and Foster when the Harralson house begins going up?

2. What event caused Anita's very first catatonic episode?

3. Why did Colquitt decide to leave the public relations company she worked at to do freelance public relations?

4. Why is Colquitt surprised to hear that a house is being built on the McIntyre lot?

5. Why doesn't Colquitt think they will be punished if they end up burning the haunted house down?

6. What does Kim suspect about the embrace Buddy and Lucas are caught in?

7. When Colquitt calls Anita to invite her for a dinner party, what reason does Anita give for taking so long to answer the phone, and what does Colquitt think is the real reason?

8. Why does Claire tell Colquitt to hang curtains before the Harralson house is built?

9. What is unusual about Pie's behavior in the hospital following her miscarriage?

10. In Chapter 9, why does Colquitt describe a feeling of being completely alone after meeting the Sheehans?

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