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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 hospital does Buck take Anita to after she claims to have gotten a call from Toby?
2. What task do the Sheehans ask Colquitt to do while they are away at the cottage?
3. For what does Norman insist a blender is needed?
4. What kind of medication does Claire tell Colquitt the Greenes have Melissa on?
5. Who asks for exclusive rights to the story of the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Colquitt feel while Kim is kissing her?
2. What happens to Norman when the electricity suddenly flashes back on for a moment and then turns off again?
3. Why does Colquitt call Anita's doctor after she sees Buck and Virginia on the couch?
4. What is strange about the phone calls Virginia tells Colquitt that Anita is receiving and who does she initially think they are from?
5. Why does Walter tell Lipschutz to "shove it" when the Kennedys approach him about the house?
6. In Chapter 21, why does Walter lose a client?
7. What causes Colquitt to decide never to return to the ballet guild meetings?
8. Why does Colquitt make an excuse to Buck for the broken window at the Sheehans' house, and what is the excuse?
9. What does Colquitt immediately notice when she and Walter return from New York and why does this upset her?
10. Why does Norman throw his clothes out of the closet and on to the floor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the Harralsons and the Sheehans. What is important to each couple? How is each couple affected by the house? What are their similarities and differences?
Essay Topic 2
What point of view is the novel written in? What are the advantages of this point of view? What are the disadvantages? Is this an appropriate point of view for this novel? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Explain Colquitt's theory about the house and how it affects each family that lives there.
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