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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. What pet name does Pie's father call her?
2. In what year did Charlie's dad build the cottage on the island?
3. What does Colquitt hold a degree in?
4. Who paid for the Harralson's house?
5. On what day does construction begin on the Harralson house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why doesn't Pie plan to show her father the house plans before the house is built?
2. When Colquitt calls Anita to invite her for a dinner party, what reason does Anita give for taking so long to answer the phone, and what does Colquitt think is the real reason?
3. In Chapter 9, why does Colquitt describe a feeling of being completely alone after meeting the Sheehans?
4. How is Kim's design of the Douglas house going in comparison to the work on the Harralson house?
5. Why do the Kennedys have Animal Control officers come out and check their neighborhood?
6. Why did Colquitt contact People magazine?
7. What does Kim suspect about the embrace Buddy and Lucas are caught in?
8. Why does Claire tell Colquitt to hang curtains before the Harralson house is built?
9. Why does Colquitt say she and Walter aren't the type of people who would normally appear in People magazine?
10. Why did Colquitt decide to leave the public relations company she worked at to do freelance public relations?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss character development as it applies to the character of Virginia Guthrie. What does the author do to develop her character? What techniques does she employ?
Essay Topic 2
How does the author make the house a character in the novel? What techniques does she use? What is the reaction of Colquitt and Kim to the house? How do their feelings about the house change as the novel progresses?
Essay Topic 3
What tone does the author set at the outset of the novel? How does she do this? Is her use of tone effective? Why or why not?
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