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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. On what day does construction begin on the Harralson house?

2. While sitting in her den, who hears Pie's screams when the dead puppy is found?

3. Whose annual Christmas party do Colquitt and Walter attend shortly after Pie's miscarriage?

4. How did the Sheehan's son die?

5. How many houses has Kim finished prior to the Harralson house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do the Sheehans move to the Kennedys' neighborhood?

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

5. Why does Colquitt tie a knot in the bed sheets?

6. Why is Kim upset while he's at the Harralson's party?

7. Why did Colquitt contact People magazine?

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

9. Why is Colquitt surprised to hear that a house is being built on the McIntyre lot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss character development as it applies to the character of Virginia Guthrie. What does the author do to develop her character? What techniques does she employ?

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between Colquitt and Kim like? How does Colquitt view the relationship? How do others see it? How does the relationship change over the course of the novel?

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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