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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 car does Kim drive?

2. Who does Norman insist Susan call during the Twelfth Night party?

3. Who babysits Melissa?

4. What does Colquitt say was most important to Pie?

5. What observation about Kim's physical condition does Colquitt make when he comes to visit her while the Sheehans are at the cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, why does Walter lose a client?

2. Why is Colquitt concerned about Claire's becoming friends with Susan?

3. Why does Colquitt call Anita's doctor after she sees Buck and Virginia on the couch?

4. Why do Colquitt and Walter decide to go to Ocho Rios for Christmas?

5. How does Colquitt feel when Claire brings the Greenes over to meet them?

6. What causes Colquitt to decide never to return to the ballet guild meetings?

7. 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?

8. Why does Colquitt go to the Sheehans' house on the day she witnesses Buck and Virginia making love?

9. Why does Norman throw his clothes out of the closet and on to the floor?

10. What does Colquitt say she likes about working from home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Claire serve to reveal aspects of Colquitt's personality? What values of Colquitt's does she demonstrate?

Essay Topic 2

What tone does the author set at the outset of the novel? How does she do this? Is her use of tone effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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