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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. Why does the party get lost on the way to dinner?

2. What kind of cup does Eleanor hear a little girl cry over?

3. Where does the spiral staircase lead?

4. What is significant about Theo's calling the shadow a rabbit?

5. How does Hill House affect Eleanor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Eleanor the next morning?

2. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke Sanderson?

3. Who is Luke Sanderson?

4. What do Theo and Eleanor see as they turn to go back to Hill House?

5. Who built Hill House?

6. What does Theo encourage Eleanor to do more?

7. Why do Dr. Montague and his assistants have trouble finding the dining room?

8. What does Mrs. Dudley insist she will never do?

9. How does Luke act when he meets Eleanor and Theo?

10. Who is Eleanor Vance? Why is she chosen for Dr. Montague's project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Eleanor Vance? Why does Eleanor accept Dr. Montague's invitation to Hill House? Why does Dr. Montague offer the invitation? What does Dr. Montague expect Eleanor's presence will offer his investigation? What is significant about Eleanor's past? How does this past affect her emotions? How does this past influence Eleanor's future?

Essay Topic 3

What is the sound Eleanor hears often at night? Why does Theo not always hear the sound even though the sound comes at one point while they share a room? How do these sounds affect Eleanor? What do these sounds say about Eleanor's relationship to the house? Whose hands was Eleanor holding the night she hears the sounds and believes Theo woke, but did not?

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