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

2. What is Claire's husband's name?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Charles.
(c) Walter.
(d) Roger.

3. What color does the creek water turn when the culvert is put in?
(a) Cola brown.
(b) Coal black.
(c) Blood-red.
(d) Dusty gray.

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

5. Who does Colquitt first compare Kim to?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Tom Hanks.
(c) Vincent Van Gogh.
(d) Albert Einstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine will Colquitt and Walter be featured in?

2. What kind of flowers does Colquitt take when she goes to meet the Sheehans for the first time?

3. What ailment strikes Matt Gladney at the housewarming party?

4. What month is it when the Kennedys and the Harralsons first meet?

5. When Colquitt is attempting to describe Anita to her other dinner party guests before they have met her, what word does Colquitt use to describe 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. Why does Colquitt tie a knot in the bed sheets?

3. What is unusual about the behavior of Razz and Foster when the Harralson house begins going up?

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

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

6. Why does the arrival of Duck at the dinner party upset Anita?

7. Why did Colquitt contact People magazine?

8. 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?

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

10. What does Kim suspect about the embrace Buddy and Lucas are caught in?

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