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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 does Colquitt say was most important to Pie?
2. What style of dinners did the Kennedys eat while away on vacation for Christmas?
3. What is Colquitt trying to find when Kim kisses her?
4. Who says the tiff between Claire and Colquitt is ruining everyone else's social life?
5. In what month does an ice storm cause the electricity in the neighborhood to be out for two days?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is strange about the phone calls Virginia tells Colquitt that Anita is receiving and who does she initially think they are from?
2. How does Colquitt feel while Kim is kissing her?
3. What does Colquitt immediately notice when she and Walter return from New York and why does this upset her?
4. What does Colquitt say she likes about working from home?
5. Why is Colquitt amused by the brie that Eloise is carrying when she and Walter run into Eloise in the grocery store?
6. What happens to Norman when the electricity suddenly flashes back on for a moment and then turns off again?
7. Why do Colquitt and Walter decide to go to Ocho Rios for Christmas?
8. 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?
9. What does Colquitt mean when she says to Walter that maybe Buck hadn't cracked because it wasn't "his turn" yet?
10. Why does Colquitt make an excuse to Buck for the broken window at the Sheehans' house, and what is the excuse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the Kennedys' plan cause them to fall victim to the house? What is taken away from them as they carry out their plan? How is their fate similar to the fates of the others who were harmed by the house?
Essay Topic 2
In the end, has the house affected Kim or has Kim affected the house? What is ironic about the conclusion of the novel?
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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