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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 is Pie looking forward to doing again after the baby's birth?
2. Where were Buddy and Pie both born?
3. Where does Pie discover Buddy and Lucas embracing?
4. Who was the only person at the Kennedys' house after Anita left the dinner party that refused a nightcap?
5. Who paid for the Harralson's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Colquitt decide to leave the public relations company she worked at to do freelance public relations?
2. What happens to upset Anita while Buck is out of town and Virginia and Colquitt are tasked with watching after her?
3. 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?
4. How is Kim's design of the Douglas house going in comparison to the work on the Harralson house?
5. How does Pie react to her parents' arrival at the party?
6. What is unusual about Pie's behavior in the hospital following her miscarriage?
7. After attending Eloise Jennings' Christmas party, what does Claire speculate has irritated Eloise?
8. Why do Colquitt's neighbors begin to jab at her and Walter about her relationship with Kim?
9. Why do the Kennedys have Animal Control officers come out and check their neighborhood?
10. What event caused Anita's very first catatonic episode?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is friendship a motif of the novel? How does the house affect friendships?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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