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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was at the Harralson house the morning after the housewarming party?
2. What song do the Kennedys hear playing as they walk away from the house after greeting the Sheehans for the first time?
3. What does Matt Gladney say he wishes he'd done when he first saw the Harralson house?
4. What do Colquitt and Pie eat for dinner on the evening of the day they meet the Harralsons?
5. What are Buddy and Lucas wearing then they are found embracing?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Colquitt react to Claire's blaming the house for Anita's upset at seeing Duck and the Harralsons' tragedy?
2. Why is Colquitt surprised to hear that a house is being built on the McIntyre lot?
3. Why did Colquitt decide to leave the public relations company she worked at to do freelance public relations?
4. Why do the Kennedys have Animal Control officers come out and check their neighborhood?
5. How does Pie react to her parents' arrival at the party?
6. Why do Colquitt's neighbors begin to jab at her and Walter about her relationship with Kim?
7. Why does Claire tell Colquitt to hang curtains before the Harralson house is built?
8. Why is Kim upset while he's at the Harralson's party?
9. What is unusual about the behavior of Razz and Foster when the Harralson house begins going up?
10. In Chapter 9, why does Colquitt describe a feeling of being completely alone after meeting the Sheehans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the relationship between Colquitt and Kim like? How does Colquitt view the relationship? How do others see it? How does the relationship change over the course of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
How does the house play on the weaknesses of its victims? What is Pie's weakness? What is Anita's weakness? Does the house play on a weakness Colquitt has? If so, what is the weakness and how is Colquitt affected?
Essay Topic 3
What is an archetype and how is the house the archetypal bad place?
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