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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. Where is Colquitt when Eloise Jennings tell her that the Greens are trying to treat Melissa's illness at home?
2. What are Libby's parents' names?
3. What style of dinners did the Kennedys eat while away on vacation for Christmas?
4. In what month does an ice storm cause the electricity in the neighborhood to be out for two days?
5. Where do the Kennedys go right before Christmas prior to the Greenes buying the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Colquitt mean when she says to Walter that maybe Buck hadn't cracked because it wasn't "his turn" yet?
2. How does Colquitt feel while Kim is kissing her?
3. What does Colquitt immediately notice when she and Walter return from New York and why does this upset her?
4. Why does Colquitt go to the Sheehans' house on the day she witnesses Buck and Virginia making love?
5. What reason does Claire discover for Susan putting up with Norman for so long?
6. Why does Colquitt make an excuse to Buck for the broken window at the Sheehans' house, and what is the excuse?
7. In Chapter 24, why does Claire tell Colquitt she doesn't want to see her ever again?
8. What does Colquitt say she likes about working from home?
9. Why does Kim force Colquitt and Walter outside after kissing Colquitt?
10. What happens to Norman when the electricity suddenly flashes back on for a moment and then turns off again?
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
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?
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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