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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 do Eleanor and Theo see while walking on the property after dark?

2. Who irritates Dr. Montague while he transcribes the notes of his assistants?

3. What is a planchette?

4. What do the words on Theo's wall say?

5. What does Eleanor want to do to Theo when she sees her wearing her new red sweater?

Short Essay Questions

1. What warning does Dr. Montague address directly to Eleanor?

2. Who plans to roam the halls all night? Why?

3. Who wants to move in with Theo after the summer. What does Theo say to this?

4. What does Mrs. Montague say about the events of the night?

5. Why is Dr. Montague concerned that everyone is happy?

6. What is Mrs. Montague's opinion of Dr. Montague's research thus far?

7. Who accuses Eleanor of writing the message? Why?

8. What does Theo confess when they return to the house?

9. Who teases Eleanor about her relationship with Luke?

10. In what room does Mrs. Montague insist on sleeping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Eleanor climb the spiral staircase? Is Eleanor attempting to kill herself? Why? Why does Eleanor do this now when she was afraid of the library before? What does this tell the others about Eleanor? Does this have an impact on Dr. Montague's decision to send Eleanor home?

Essay Topic 2

What book does Luke find in the library that frightens him? What is the intention of this book? What is significant about the pictures in the book? What is significant about the signature in the book? What does all this say about the person who wrote the book?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the Sandersons? How did they come to own Hill House? Why do they not live in the house? Who has lived in the house over the past several years? What happened to those people?

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