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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. What is Eloise desperate to talk to Colquitt about in the grocery store?
(a) The Greenes.
(b) The loss of Walter's clients.
(c) Colquitt's business.
(d) Claire.

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

3. What condition is Colquitt afflicted by around Thanksgiving time in Chapter 18?
(a) A stomach flu.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Migraines.
(d) A cold.

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

5. What does Duck call Claire to tell her?
(a) He is changing colleges.
(b) He got a job.
(c) He failed a class.
(d) He and Libby are married.

Short Answer Questions

1. What picture is on the puzzle that Colquitt and Walter do while secluded in their house after the ice storm?

2. Who tells Walter the story of the house isn't in the public's best interest?

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

4. Who does Kim say walked off the job at the Douglas house?

5. Who does Chick say would print a retraction of the story the next day if Chick agreed to print it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Colquitt so upset at being unable to tell Claire what really happened to the Sheehans?

2. Why does Norman throw his clothes out of the closet and on to the floor?

3. How does Norman react to Walter telling him that the house may be haunted?

4. Why does Anita tell Colquitt she believes Toby is alive and coming home?

5. What causes Claire to finally believe the house is haunted?

6. What does Colquitt mean when she says to Walter that maybe Buck hadn't cracked because it wasn't "his turn" yet?

7. In Chapter 21, why does Walter lose a client?

8. What reason does Chick give the Kennedys for being unable to print the story of the house?

9. What reason does Claire discover for Susan putting up with Norman for so long?

10. Why do Colquitt and Walter decide to go to Ocho Rios for Christmas?

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