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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 paid for the Harralson's house?

2. How old was Anita when her father and brother died?

3. What is Pie looking forward to doing again after the baby's birth?

4. How did the Sheehan's son die?

5. What is Claire's oldest son's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Kennedys have Animal Control officers come out and check their neighborhood?

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

3. Why did Colquitt contact People magazine?

4. How does Pie react to her parents' arrival at the party?

5. Why are Walter and Colquitt uncomfortable with the way Pie talks about Buddy's co-workers at the firm?

6. Why does Walter say their yard looks like Disney World on the morning of Pie's party?

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

8. Why does Colquitt say she and Walter aren't the type of people who would normally appear in People magazine?

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 does the term "climax" mean? What is the climax of this novel? What characteristics of a climax does the event have?

Essay Topic 2

How does the Kennedys' plan cause them to fall victim to the house? What is taken away from them as they carry out their plan? How is their fate similar to the fates of the others who were harmed by the house?

Essay Topic 3

What point of view is the novel written in? What are the advantages of this point of view? What are the disadvantages? Is this an appropriate point of view for this novel? Why or why not?

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