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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eleanor dislike her sister for?
(a) Not allowing her to take the car
(b) Not allowing her to have a new suitcase
(c) Not giving her a room of her own
(d) Not helping with her mother

2. Who hears a child singing?
(a) Dr. Montague
(b) Mrs. Montague
(c) Eleanor
(d) Luke

3. What is Eleanor's impression of the waitress at the diner in Hillsdale?
(a) She is a threat to Eleanor's hopes of finding a boyfriend.
(b) She is unfriendly, especially when Hill House is mentioned.
(c) She is pretty.
(d) She is open and eager to talk about Hill House.

4. What can Dr. Montague not do with the cold spot that he desperately wants to do?
(a) Remove the cold spot.
(b) Measure it.
(c) Explain it scientifically.
(d) Get an accurate temperature reading of the cold spot.

5. What is a planchette?
(a) A device that measures barometric changes within a house.
(b) A device similar to a themometer.
(c) A device that uses weights to measure breezes.
(d) A device similar to a Ouija board that uses a pencil to write out messages from the other side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eleanor do on the ride to Hill House?

2. What is Theo's response to this request.

3. How is Eleanor's mood in Chapter 7?

4. Why does Eleanor refuse to leave Hill House before going inside?

5. What are some of the theories for the cause of odd events that have taken place in Hill House?

(see the answer key)

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