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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Eleanor opens the curtains over the window?
(a) A bird flies inside.
(b) Nothing, the windows are boarded up.
(c) Eleanor sees someone staring in.
(d) Nothing, the windows are too thick to allow light in.

2. How does Theo advise Eleanor to dress?
(a) Dark and drab.
(b) Sexily.
(c) Bright as a sunbeam.
(d) Conservatively.

3. What does the aunt say about Luke?
(a) He is dishonest and unreliable.
(b) He is kind and generous.
(c) He is a drunk.
(d) He is handy with tools.

4. Why does Dr. Montague invite Theodora to be his assistant?
(a) Theodora is psychic.
(b) Theodora had an experience with poltergeist as a child.
(c) Theodora lived in a haunted house as a child.
(d) Theodora owns the house Dr. Montague is investigating.

5. With what does Eleanor deny having experiences?
(a) Poltergeists
(b) Haunted houses
(c) Psychics
(d) Ghosts

6. How does Eleanor plan to change her behavior?
(a) Eleanor plans to be more friendly.
(b) Eleanor plans to act more reserved.
(c) Eleanor plans to be more open.
(d) Eleanor plans to be more helpful.

7. How does Luke introduce himself?
(a) As the nephew of the house's owner
(b) As a specialist in psychic phenomenon
(c) As a lawyer
(d) As a bullfighter

8. Who did Eleanor care for for eleven years?
(a) Her father
(b) Her cousin
(c) Her mother
(d) Her sister

9. Who refuses to stay in the house after dark?
(a) Mrs. Dudley
(b) Dr. Montague
(c) Luke
(d) Theo

10. What is significant about Theo's calling the shadow a rabbit?
(a) Theo likes rabbits.
(b) Theo saw a rabbit seconds before the shadow, confusing the two.
(c) Theo thinks of Eleanor as a rabbit, ripe to be manipulated.
(d) Theo has a pet rabbit, so the comparison makes her feel better.

11. Who provides directions to Hill House?
(a) Theodora
(b) Luke
(c) Eleanor
(d) Dr. Montague

12. Why does Dr. Montague send a letter to Eleanor Vance?
(a) Eleanor is psychic.
(b) Eleanor owns the house Dr. Montague is investigating.
(c) Eleanor had an experience with a poltergeist as a child.
(d) Eleanor lived in a haunted house as a child.

13. Why does the party get lost on the way to dinner?
(a) They do not know the house well enough to find their way.
(b) The doors keep closing, blocking off the light.
(c) Mrs. Dudley has come behind them and shut off all the lights.
(d) The house is so oddly designed, no one could possibly find their way.

14. Where did Dr. Montague hear of Hill House?
(a) An old friend
(b) Former colleagues
(c) Research assistants
(d) Former tenants

15. What does Eleanor think would infuriate her mother?
(a) Her decision to stay in this house
(b) The makeup she is wearing
(c) Her behavior with Theo
(d) The clothes she bought for this trip

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Theo insist she and Eleanor should dress?

2. What do Theo and Eleanor find on their walk on the grounds?

3. What does Eleanor say as she wakes from a dream?

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

5. What surprises Theo about the position of Hill House?

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