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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. In Chapter 20, who do the Kennedys spend New Year's Eve with?
2. Where do the Kennedys go right before Christmas prior to the Greenes buying the house?
3. How old is Melissa?
4. What are Libby's parents' names?
5. In what month does an ice storm cause the electricity in the neighborhood to be out for two days?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Norman react to Walter telling him that the house may be haunted?
2. What does Colquitt mean when she says to Walter that maybe Buck hadn't cracked because it wasn't "his turn" yet?
3. Why does Colquitt go to the Sheehans' house on the day she witnesses Buck and Virginia making love?
4. Why does Walter tell Lipschutz to "shove it" when the Kennedys approach him about the house?
5. Why is Colquitt so upset at being unable to tell Claire what really happened to the Sheehans?
6. How does Colquitt feel while Kim is kissing her?
7. What happens to Norman when the electricity suddenly flashes back on for a moment and then turns off again?
8. What does Colquitt immediately notice when she and Walter return from New York and why does this upset her?
9. Why is Colquitt amused by the brie that Eloise is carrying when she and Walter run into Eloise in the grocery store?
10. Why does Kim force Colquitt and Walter outside after kissing Colquitt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
What is an archetype and how is the house the archetypal bad place?
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