5. When Colquitt is attempting to describe Anita to her other dinner party guests before they have met her, what word does Colquitt use to describe Anita?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Kim's design of the Douglas house going in comparison to the work on the Harralson house?

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

3. How does Colquitt react to Claire's blaming the house for Anita's upset at seeing Duck and the Harralsons' tragedy?

4. What is unusual about Lucas' relationship with the Harralsons?

5. Why is Kim upset while he's at the Harralson's party?

6. After attending Eloise Jennings' Christmas party, what does Claire speculate has irritated Eloise?

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

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

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

10. Why doesn't Pie plan to show her father the house plans before the house is built?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, has the house affected Kim or has Kim affected the house? What is ironic about the conclusion of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does Kim's opinion of the house change throughout the novel? What is his initial opinion as the house is being built? What does he think of the house while the Sheehans live there? What does he think at the end of the book? What causes the fluctuation in his opinion?

Essay Topic 3

How is friendship a motif of the novel? How does the house affect friendships?

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