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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 company does Buck work for?
3. Who does Colquitt first compare Kim to?
4. Who gave Pie her puppy?
5. What does Buddy tell Colquitt he's looking for when she sees him in his yard at night with a flashlight?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to upset Anita while Buck is out of town and Virginia and Colquitt are tasked with watching after her?
2. What is unusual about the behavior of Razz and Foster when the Harralson house begins going up?
3. How is Kim's design of the Douglas house going in comparison to the work on the Harralson house?
4. Why does Colquitt say she and Walter aren't the type of people who would normally appear in People magazine?
5. Why did Colquitt contact People magazine?
6. Why do the Sheehans move to the Kennedys' neighborhood?
7. What has changed about Anita when Walter and Colquitt return home from a stay at the cottage?
8. Why is Colquitt surprised to hear that a house is being built on the McIntyre lot?
9. Why does Claire tell Colquitt to hang curtains before the Harralson house is built?
10. Why doesn't Colquitt think they will be punished if they end up burning the haunted house down?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Claire serve to reveal aspects of Colquitt's personality? What values of Colquitt's does she demonstrate?
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
Why do Walter and Colquitt decide not to tell anyone about their experiences in the house? What effect does this have on them? How does this decision serve to enhance the mystique of the house?
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