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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Dr. Montague suggest Eleanor should leave the house?
(a) If she is frightened.
(b) If trouble begins to take place.
(c) If she begins to feel uneasy.
(d) If she feels the house latching onto her.

2. How did Hugh Crain's first wife die?
(a) She fell from the tower at Hill House.
(b) She had a heart attack the first time she saw Hill House.
(c) Her carriage overturned while making a turn in the driveway at Hill House.
(d) She died of tuberculosis.

3. How many children did Hugh Crain have?
(a) Three sons, one daughter
(b) Three daughters
(c) Two daughters, one son
(d) Two daughters

4. Who arrives at Hill House behind Eleanor?
(a) Luke
(b) Arthur
(c) Theo
(d) Dr. Montague

5. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke?
(a) Dr. Montague treats Luke almost like a servant.
(b) Dr. Montague treats Luke with indifference.
(c) Dr. Montague treats Luke with the respect his position affords him.
(d) Dr. Montague treats Luke like a son.

6. What words come to Eleanor's mind when she sees Hill House?
(a) Ugly and old
(b) Happy and decorative
(c) Large and attractive
(d) Vile and diseased

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

8. Why does Luke's aunt send him to stay with Dr. Montague at Hill House?
(a) To keep an eye on Dr. Montague.
(b) To keep the house safe.
(c) To keep him out of trouble.
(d) To find him a wife.

9. What does Eleanor think of Luke when they first meet?
(a) Eleanor finds his flirting silly.
(b) Eleanor finds him to be unfriendly.
(c) Eleanor finds his flirting flattering.
(d) Eleanor finds him to be rude.

10. What noise do Theo and Eleanor hear?
(a) Footsteps.
(b) A child crying.
(c) A dog barking.
(d) A crashing sound.

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

12. What color is Eleanor's room?
(a) Green
(b) Pink
(c) Blue
(d) Yellow

13. What does Theo theorize the house contains?
(a) A closet full of skeletons
(b) Secret passageways filled with treasure
(c) A basement full of rats
(d) An evil spirit

14. Who offers to pray for Eleanor?
(a) An old woman she accidentally knocked over
(b) Her sister
(c) The little girl in the restaurant
(d) The waitress in Hillsdale

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Theo detect in Eleanor?

2. What happened to the last person who attempted to leave Hill House after dark?

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

4. Who was accused of breaking into the house at night and stealing things?

5. Where did Dr. Montague hear of Hill House?

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