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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long had Anita been in the hospital before moving to the house next door?
2. What was the name of Anita and Buck's son?
3. How many children does Claire have?
4. Who paid for the Harralson's house?
5. What college did Colquitt attend?
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. How is Kim's design of the Douglas house going in comparison to the work on the Harralson house?
3. Why does the arrival of Duck at the dinner party upset Anita?
4. Why do the Kennedys have Animal Control officers come out and check their neighborhood?
5. Why doesn't Colquitt think they will be punished if they end up burning the haunted house down?
6. Why do the Sheehans move to the Kennedys' neighborhood?
7. Why does Claire tell Colquitt to hang curtains before the Harralson house is built?
8. What has changed about Anita when Walter and Colquitt return home from a stay at the cottage?
9. 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?
10. Why does Colquitt say she and Walter aren't the type of people who would normally appear in People magazine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the house do to break the Sheehans? What does it take away from them? Who else is harmed in the process and how?
Essay Topic 2
Why do Walter and Colquitt decide not to tell anyone about their experiences in the house? What effect does this have on them? How does this decision serve to enhance the mystique of the house?
Essay Topic 3
How is friendship a motif of the novel? How does the house affect friendships?
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