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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claire say the inside of the Greenes' house looks like?
(a) A Mexican adobe.
(b) An Italian villa.
(c) An English cottage.
(d) A French bordello.

2. In Chapter 13, what does Colquitt suggest to Claire might have been on the property of the house next door at one time that is now stirring up trouble?
(a) Voodoo rituals.
(b) An Indian graveyard.
(c) An old school house.
(d) A murder.

3. Who does Kim say walked off the job at the Douglas house?
(a) His boss.
(b) The electricians.
(c) The bricklayers.
(d) The carpenters.

4. How did the Greenes' bedroom curtains fall?
(a) Norman loosened the screws on the rods.
(b) Melissa was pulling on them.
(c) Susan tried to take them down for washing.
(d) Claire knocked them down.

5. Who brings the Greenes to meet the Kennedys?
(a) Kim.
(b) Charles.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Claire.

6. Where is Colquitt when Eloise Jennings tell her that the Greens are trying to treat Melissa's illness at home?
(a) The Parsons' party.
(b) On the sidewalk in front of Colquitt's house.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) A ballet guild meeting.

7. Where do the Guthries go after Anita is hospitalized for the last time?
(a) On a cruise around the world.
(b) To Hawaii.
(c) Nowhere.
(d) To the cottage.

8. What kind of car does Norman drive?
(a) VW.
(b) Buick.
(c) Ford.
(d) Lincoln.

9. How does Claire say Colquitt looks when she returns home to find the Sheehans have left?
(a) Ten years older.
(b) Refreshed and happy.
(c) Very relaxed.
(d) Like a cancer patient.

10. What is the name of the doctor who is treating Anita?
(a) William Alden.
(b) Carl Hunnicutt.
(c) Jonathan Colbert.
(d) Jack Johnson.

11. What excuse does Walter give those who call for Colquitt in the first days after the Sheehans leave the neighborhood for good?
(a) She is working.
(b) She has a summer cold.
(c) She has laryngitis.
(d) She is sleeping.

12. Where are Buck and Virginia when Colquitt sees them making love?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) On the patio.
(c) On the sofa.
(d) In the downstairs bedroom.

13. Who does Colquitt receive a card from at the end of chapter 21?
(a) Anita.
(b) Pie.
(c) Kim.
(d) Virginia.

14. What nickname does Marguerite call Anita?
(a) Cuz.
(b) Annie.
(c) Bitsy.
(d) Nita.

15. What does Claire call Colquitt as she orders her to leave her home?
(a) A horrendous woman.
(b) A smelly old cow.
(c) A walking dead woman.
(d) A fool.

Short Answer Questions

1. At whose party do Colquitt and Claire first see each other again following their argument about Susan?

2. In Chapter 24, what does Walter say will need to be dug up?

3. What is Buck's given name?

4. Who tells Norman to stop screaming at Susan about the problems with the electricity and Melissa's illness?

5. Who babysits Melissa?

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