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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 is the name of the family for whom Kim is attempting to design a house while the Harralson house is being built?
2. What color is Rasputin?
3. Who was at the Harralson house the morning after the housewarming party?
4. What does Colquitt call Kim when he arrives at her house to use the phone for the first time?
5. What is the name of the real estate agent who sells the Sheehans the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kim suspect about the embrace Buddy and Lucas are caught in?
2. 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?
3. Why did Colquitt decide to leave the public relations company she worked at to do freelance public relations?
4. Why did Colquitt contact People magazine?
5. How does Colquitt react to Claire's blaming the house for Anita's upset at seeing Duck and the Harralsons' tragedy?
6. Why doesn't Colquitt think they will be punished if they end up burning the haunted house down?
7. How is Kim's design of the Douglas house going in comparison to the work on the Harralson house?
8. What happens to upset Anita while Buck is out of town and Virginia and Colquitt are tasked with watching after her?
9. Why is Colquitt surprised to hear that a house is being built on the McIntyre lot?
10. After attending Eloise Jennings' Christmas party, what does Claire speculate has irritated Eloise?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 relationship between Walter and Colquitt evolve over the course of the book? At what points do they draw closer and at what points do they pull away from one another a bit? What is their relationship like at the close of the book?
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