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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 tries to calm Norman Greene with a drink after he is covered in eggnog?
(a) Claire.
(b) Chick Herren.
(c) Susan.
(d) Colquitt.

2. For what does Norman insist a blender is needed?
(a) Making milkshakes.
(b) Making spiced cider.
(c) Making margueritas.
(d) Making eggnog.

3. Where do the Kennedys go right before Christmas prior to the Greenes buying the house?
(a) The cottage.
(b) Ocho Rios.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) On a world cruise.

4. Who tells Norman to stop screaming at Susan about the problems with the electricity and Melissa's illness?
(a) Kim.
(b) Walter.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Claire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, who does Colquitt tell Walter was the first to notice the evil in the house?

2. Who brings the Greenes to meet the Kennedys?

3. What does Colquitt say was most important to Pie?

4. Who says the tiff between Claire and Colquitt is ruining everyone else's social life?

5. What excuse does Walter give those who call for Colquitt in the first days after the Sheehans leave the neighborhood for good?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Colquitt amused by the brie that Eloise is carrying when she and Walter run into Eloise in the grocery store?

2. Why does Claire think Colquitt's explanation that she thought the Sheehans may have just gone out is implausible when Colquitt tries to tell Claire she knows nothing about why the couple left?

3. In Chapter 24, why does Claire tell Colquitt she doesn't want to see her ever again?

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

5. Why does Kim force Colquitt and Walter outside after kissing Colquitt?

6. What is the party that the Greenes throw for and what is it like?

7. How does Colquitt feel while Kim is kissing her?

8. What causes Colquitt to decide never to return to the ballet guild meetings?

9. In Chapter 17, what does Walter tell Colquitt is wrong with her idea that the house is evil and goes after those who live in it?

10. Why does Colquitt go to the Sheehans' house on the day she witnesses Buck and Virginia making love?

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