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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Luke and Eleanor go to spend an afternoon alone in chapter 6?
(a) The tower
(b) The garden
(c) The summer house
(d) The basement

2. What are some of the theories for the cause of odd events that have taken place in Hill House?
(a) Someone's bad sense of humor
(b) Ghosts, evil spirits, spirits from an Indian burial site
(c) Sun spots, atmospheric pressure, polluted air, earth tremors
(d) Santanic rituals

3. Why is Theo's window not above the front door as it should be?
(a) Because the architect did not follow the plans correctly, causing several irregularities.
(b) Crain had every angle of the house designed to be slightly off kilter.
(c) Crain designed the house to have many optical illusions.
(d) Because her bedroom is not above the front door as she thought.

4. Who lived in Hill House after Hugh Crain's death?
(a) His youngest daughter and her husband
(b) His widow and her new husband
(c) His son and his family
(d) His eldest daughter and a young companion

5. What does Dr. Montague hope to do with the information their investigation will gather?
(a) Write an academic book chronicalling supernatural manifestation in the house his colleagues will respect.
(b) Write a historical book about the land the house sits on and its role in supernatural manifestations.
(c) Write a historical book about the family who once owned the house.
(d) Write a fictional book about the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor dislike her sister for?

2. What words come to Eleanor's mind when she sees Hill House?

3. What does Dr. Montague claim to be?

4. Why do the girls get lost on the way to the kitchen?

5. What does Eleanor notice on the veranda outside the library that no one else notices?

(see the answer key)

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