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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What place does Walter say their yard looks like on the morning of Pie's housewarming party?
(a) Siberia.
(b) Disney World.
(c) Wonderland.
(d) Salem's Lot.

2. What movie does the story of Buck and Anita's past remind Claire of?
(a) The Prince of Tides.
(b) Message in a Bottle.
(c) The End of the Affair.
(d) Casablanca.

3. In what year did Charlie's dad build the cottage on the island?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1950.

4. What is Walter's business partner's name?
(a) James.
(b) Edward.
(c) Monty.
(d) Charlie.

5. How did the Sheehan's son die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Helicopter crash.
(c) Shot during a robbery.
(d) Drowning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when the Kennedys and the Harralsons first meet?

2. How long had Anita been in the hospital before moving to the house next door?

3. Who finds the dead puppy?

4. What does Anita tell Colquitt she is planning when Colquitt and Walter return from the cabin in Chapter 12?

5. Who brings Kim into the house for the housewarming party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Colquitt tie a knot in the bed sheets?

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

3. Why do Colquitt's neighbors begin to jab at her and Walter about her relationship with Kim?

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

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

6. Why do the Sheehans move to the Kennedys' neighborhood?

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

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. In Chapter 9, why does Colquitt describe a feeling of being completely alone after meeting the Sheehans?

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