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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Anita leave the spare key to her house so that Colquitt can get in while she's away?
(a) In the mailbox.
(b) Under a garden gnome.
(c) Under a flower pot.
(d) Under the doormat.

2. What is Buck's given name?
(a) Bradford.
(b) Henry.
(c) Buford.
(d) Hubert.

3. What doesn't Norman want to allow Melissa to do when the Greenes first visit the Kennedys?
(a) Pet the cats.
(b) Play outside.
(c) Use the bathroom.
(d) Have a snack.

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

5. What does Virginia worry that Anita is doing too much of after the Sheehans return from the cottage?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Pacing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sleeping.

6. Who babysits Melissa?
(a) Kim.
(b) Claire.
(c) Libby.
(d) Virginia.

7. Who asks for exclusive rights to the story of the house?
(a) Chick Herren.
(b) Ernest Lipschutz.
(c) Clark Massengale.
(d) Howard Ogletree.

8. What observation about Kim's physical condition does Colquitt make when he comes to visit her while the Sheehans are at the cottage?
(a) He is too thin.
(b) He looks robust and healthy.
(c) His skin has a yellow tint.
(d) He's gained weight.

9. 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.

10. Who does Colquitt tell Claire she found out that Anita has returned to the hospital from?
(a) Walter.
(b) Marguerite.
(c) Charles.
(d) Buck.

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

12. Where does Colquitt tell Claire she and Walter are going on the day of the Greenes' second party?
(a) Washington.
(b) Europe.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) New York.

13. 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) An Indian graveyard.
(b) Voodoo rituals.
(c) A murder.
(d) An old school house.

14. Where is Toby buried?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Morristown, New Jersey.
(c) Arlington Cemetery.
(d) Duluth, Minnesota.

15. Who does Chick tell Walter he has waiting for him in the board room when Walter and Colquitt come to ask him to write an article?
(a) Norman's brother.
(b) Claire Swanson.
(c) Old man Thornton and his sister.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who answers Virginia's phone and tells Claire Virginia is out in Chapter 17?

2. What nickname does Marguerite call Anita?

3. What household task does Marguerite take on as soon as she arrives at the Sheehans?

4. Who does Colquitt witness Norman yelling at by the garbage cans in the Greenes' back yard?

5. Who does Norman insist Susan call during the Twelfth Night party?

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