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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. According to the Prologue, what do the Kennedys plan to do if someone buys the house again?
3. 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?
4. Who informs Colquitt that someone has bought the lot next to her house?
5. What does Pie wear to her housewarming party?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Pie react to her parents' arrival at the party?
2. Why do the Kennedys have Animal Control officers come out and check their neighborhood?
3. Why is Kim upset while he's at the Harralson's party?
4. Why is Colquitt surprised to hear that a house is being built on the McIntyre lot?
5. Why does the arrival of Duck at the dinner party upset Anita?
6. Why doesn't Pie plan to show her father the house plans before the house is built?
7. What happens to upset Anita while Buck is out of town and Virginia and Colquitt are tasked with watching after her?
8. After attending Eloise Jennings' Christmas party, what does Claire speculate has irritated Eloise?
9. What event caused Anita's very first catatonic episode?
10. How does Colquitt react to Claire's blaming the house for Anita's upset at seeing Duck and the Harralsons' tragedy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the Harralsons and the Sheehans. What is important to each couple? How is each couple affected by the house? What are their similarities and differences?
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
Why do Walter and Colquitt choose not to share the incident involving Kim and Colquitt's kiss with anyone? What consequence does this decision have? Does it make their case for the existence of evil in the house weaker? If so, how?
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