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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who paid the down payment on the Kennedy's house?
(a) Colquitt's parents.
(b) Colquitt and Walter.
(c) Walter's parents.
(d) Colquitt's grandfather.

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

3. 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) Handel's Water Music.
(c) The Beatles Hey Jude.
(d) Elvis' Jailhouse Rock.

4. What are Buddy and Lucas wearing then they are found embracing?
(a) Women's shoes.
(b) Nothing but a bedsheet.
(c) Their party clothes.
(d) Nothing.

5. Who gave Pie her puppy?
(a) Colquitt and Walter.
(b) Her father.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Lucas.

6. What peculiar question does Buck ask the Kennedys on the day they meet?
(a) Do you have a dog?
(b) Did anything strange happen in this house?
(c) Where can I find a good caterer?
(d) Have you folks got any children?

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

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

9. According to the Prologue, what do the Kennedys plan to do if someone buys the house again?
(a) Move away.
(b) Burn it down.
(c) Bomb it.
(d) Pray for the new neighbors.

10. What does Walter call Pie as a reference to her unusual relationship with her father?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) Scarlet.
(d) Lolita.

11. Following Anita's upset at the Kennedys' dinner party, who says she blames the house for what happened to Anita?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Colquitt.
(c) Anita.
(d) Claire.

12. Who paid for the Harralson's house?
(a) Buddy's firm.
(b) Buddy's parents.
(c) Pie and Buddy.
(d) Pie's father.

13. What color are Pie's father's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

14. What does Colquitt offer to do to calm Pie's nerves before the housewarming party?
(a) Arrive early.
(b) Cook food.
(c) Treat her to a massage.
(d) Help her clean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does Claire have?

2. Where are Buck and Anita Sheehan originally from?

3. What place does Walter say their yard looks like on the morning of Pie's housewarming party?

4. How many houses has Kim finished prior to the Harralson house?

5. How old was Anita when her father and brother died?

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