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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose appearance at Colquitt's dinner party upsets Anita?
(a) Foster Grant.
(b) Kim.
(c) Duck.
(d) Charles.

2. How many houses has Kim finished prior to the Harralson house?
(a) Zero.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

3. What kind of flowers does Colquitt take when she goes to meet the Sheehans for the first time?
(a) Rhododendrons.
(b) Yellow roses.
(c) Purple iris.
(d) Daisies.

4. How many cars do the Kennedys own?
(a) One.
(b) Zero.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What position does Walter hold in the advertising agency where he works?
(a) Sales Manager.
(b) President.
(c) Designer.
(d) Agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What award is associated with advertisements?

2. As Chapter 11 opens, where does Colquitt speculate Buck may have left Anita to go with the Guthries?

3. What peculiar question does Buck ask the Kennedys on the day they meet?

4. What is the name of the real estate agent who sells the Sheehans the house?

5. Following Anita's upset at the Kennedys' dinner party, who says she blames the house for what happened to Anita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to upset Anita while Buck is out of town and Virginia and Colquitt are tasked with watching after her?

2. In Chapter 9, why does Colquitt describe a feeling of being completely alone after meeting the Sheehans?

3. How does Colquitt react to Claire's blaming the house for Anita's upset at seeing Duck and the Harralsons' tragedy?

4. Why are Walter and Colquitt uncomfortable with the way Pie talks about Buddy's co-workers at the firm?

5. When Colquitt calls Anita to invite her for a dinner party, what reason does Anita give for taking so long to answer the phone, and what does Colquitt think is the real reason?

6. Why is Colquitt surprised to hear that a house is being built on the McIntyre lot?

7. Why do the Kennedys have Animal Control officers come out and check their neighborhood?

8. After attending Eloise Jennings' Christmas party, what does Claire speculate has irritated Eloise?

9. What event caused Anita's very first catatonic episode?

10. Why did Colquitt decide to leave the public relations company she worked at to do freelance public relations?

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