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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. What kind of dog does Claire own?

2. What award is associated with advertisements?

3. What is Colquitt's job?

4. How many cars do the Kennedys own?

5. Who tells Colquitt the truth about why Anita spent eight months in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Colquitt think they will be punished if they end up burning the haunted house down?

2. Why does Claire tell Colquitt to hang curtains before the Harralson house is built?

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

4. Why did Colquitt contact People magazine?

5. Why does Colquitt say she and Walter aren't the type of people who would normally appear in People magazine?

6. What has changed about Anita when Walter and Colquitt return home from a stay at the cottage?

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

8. Why doesn't Pie plan to show her father the house plans before the house is built?

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

10. What is unusual about Lucas' relationship with the Harralsons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Colquitt's theory about the house and how it affects each family that lives there.

Essay Topic 2

How does The House Next Door fit into the horror genre? What elements of a horror novel does it have? Is it a typical horror novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author make the house a character in the novel? What techniques does she use? What is the reaction of Colquitt and Kim to the house? How do their feelings about the house change as the novel progresses?

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