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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. Who offers to pray for Eleanor?

2. When does Dr. Montague suggest Eleanor should leave the house?

3. What is Eleanor forced to steal when she leaves home?

4. Why does Luke's aunt send him to stay with Dr. Montague at Hill House?

5. What guards the entrance to the nursery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Eleanor get annoyed with her new friends?

2. Who is the first person Eleanor meets at Hill House?

3. What is unusual about the design of Hill House overall?

4. What does Theo encourage Eleanor to do more?

5. What does Dr. Montague plan to do with the information he gains from his and his assistants' experiences at Hill House?

6. What surprises Eleanor the next morning?

7. What quote comes to Eleanor's mind when she walks up to the front door the first time?

8. Who is Luke Sanderson?

9. What room is guarded by a cold spot?

10. Who are the Dudleys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the Dudleys? Why are they at Hill House? Why does Mr. Dudley try to frighten Eleanor away? Why does it not work? Why does Mrs. Dudley refuse to stay in the house after dark? Why is Mrs. Dudley unfriendly to Dr. Montague and his assistants?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Theo? Why does Theo accept Dr. Montague's invitation to Hill House? Why does Dr. Montague invite her? What is significant about Theo's home life? How does this impact the reader's impression of Theo?

Essay Topic 3

Who built Hill House? For what purpose? What is unusual about the design of Hill House? Why does Dr. Montague believe the doors close on their own? Why do people get lost in the house? Where does the spiral staircase in the library lead? What is significant about this place?

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