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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who informs Colquitt that someone has bought the lot next to her house?
(a) Anita Sheehan.
(b) Pie Harralson.
(c) Kim Dougherty.
(d) Claire Swanson.

2. Who finds Pie after she falls and loses the baby?
(a) Kim.
(b) Colquitt.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Claire.

3. Who was at the Harralson house the morning after the housewarming party?
(a) Pie and Buddy.
(b) Lucas Abbot.
(c) No one.
(d) Pie's mother.

4. What month is Pie's housewarming held in?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) August.

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

6. In what month does Pie lose her baby?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) May.
(d) December.

7. What month is it when the Kennedys and the Harralsons first meet?
(a) August.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) May.

8. As Chapter 11 opens, where does Colquitt speculate Buck may have left Anita to go with the Guthries?
(a) To see Anita's doctor.
(b) To church service.
(c) Out for breakfast.
(d) Grocery shopping.

9. What song do the Kennedys hear playing as they walk away from the house after greeting the Sheehans for the first time?
(a) Beethoven's Symphony 5.
(b) Elvis' Jailhouse Rock.
(c) Handel's Water Music.
(d) The Beatles Hey Jude.

10. What company does Buck work for?
(a) Alliant Energy.
(b) Software Ingenuity.
(c) Computer Tech.
(d) Alamo Car Rentals.

11. What ailment strikes Matt Gladney at the housewarming party?
(a) A brain aneurysm.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A stroke.
(d) Indigestion.

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

13. What does Kim say is the cause of the trouble that occurs at the Harralson's party?
(a) Buddy.
(b) The house.
(c) Pie's father.
(d) Lucas.

14. Whose annual Christmas party do Colquitt and Walter attend shortly after Pie's miscarriage?
(a) Pie Harralson's.
(b) Anita Sheehan's.
(c) Eloise Jennings'.
(d) Virginia Guthrie's.

15. Who does Pie unlock the door to her house for on the day she loses her puppy?
(a) Kim.
(b) Carpet people.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Electricians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family for whom Kim is attempting to design a house while the Harralson house is being built?

2. What does Buddy tell Colquitt he's looking for when she sees him in his yard at night with a flashlight?

3. How long does Colquitt wait to have a dinner party to welcome the Sheehans?

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

5. What kind of animal does Buddy find torn apart as the Harralsons take the Kennedys to see their bedroom wallpaper?

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