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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Theo see Eleanor?
(a) Theo sees Eleanor as funny and outgoing.
(b) Theo sees Eleanor as a kindred spirit.
(c) Theo sees Eleanor as drab and unexciting.
(d) Theo sees Eleanor as weak and unstable.

2. Who lived in Hill House after Hugh Crain's death?
(a) His eldest daughter and a young companion
(b) His youngest daughter and her husband
(c) His widow and her new husband
(d) His son and his family

3. What does Eleanor say as she wakes from a dream?
(a) I'll leave.
(b) Journeys end in lovers meeting.
(c) I'm coming, Mother.
(d) I want to believe.

4. What do Theo and Eleanor find on their walk on the grounds?
(a) A garage full of fancy cars
(b) A green house
(c) A babbling brook
(d) A flourishing garden

5. What warning does Mrs. Dudley offer Eleanor?
(a) That Dr. Montague is insane.
(b) That there is a killer loose in Hillsdale.
(c) That the house is haunted.
(d) That no one will come if she needs help at night.

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

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

8. Who opens the door?
(a) Mrs. Dudley
(b) Dr. Montague
(c) Theo
(d) Luke

9. Why has Dr. Montague brought Theo to Hill House?
(a) She is a professional ghost hunter.
(b) She is his wife.
(c) She is pretty.
(d) She is psychic.

10. The narrator informs the reader that Hill House is what?
(a) Just a house
(b) Evil
(c) Gorgeous
(d) Misunderstood

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

12. How does Theo react to Luke?
(a) Theo teases Luke.
(b) Theo responds to his flirting.
(c) Theo brushes Luke off.
(d) Theo tell Luke not to waste his time, she is taken.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the girls get lost on the way to the kitchen?

2. Who tries to stop Eleanor from going through the gates at Hill House?

3. Why does Dr. Montague send a letter to Eleanor Vance?

4. What room does Eleanor refuse to enter as they explore the house?

5. What does Eleanor notice on the veranda outside the library that no one else notices?

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