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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Theo introduce herself?
(a) As a lord's daughter masquerading as a commoner
(b) As a nightclub singer
(c) As a professional athlete
(d) As a psychic

2. Why do the girls get lost on the way to the kitchen?
(a) Mrs. Dudley shut off all the lights.
(b) Mrs. Dudley closed the doors.
(c) All the doors have swung shut again.
(d) They do not know the house well enough.

3. Why does Dr. Montague invite Luke Sanderson to the house?
(a) Luke is psychic.
(b) Luke had an experience with poltergeist as a child.
(c) Luke lived in a haunted house as a child.
(d) Luke's family owns the house.

4. How does Theo insist she and Eleanor should dress?
(a) In work clothes
(b) In comfortable clothes
(c) In brightly colored clothes
(d) In sexually appealing clothes

5. What does Eleanor believe her sister and brother-in-law would never expect her to do?
(a) Buy bright colored clothes.
(b) Stay in a haunted house.
(c) Steal the car.
(d) Make friends.

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

7. How does Hill House affect Eleanor?
(a) Eleanor is enthusiastic about the investigation.
(b) Eleanor is paralyzed with fear.
(c) Eleanor is happy to just be out of her sister's house.
(d) Eleanor is blissfully unaware of the evil around her.

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

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

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

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

12. What is odd about the drawing room?
(a) The odd paintings throughout the room.
(b) The huge portrait of Crain.
(c) The tree growing through its center.
(d) The huge baroque style statue.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who provides directions to Hill House?

2. With what does Eleanor deny having experiences?

3. How does Eleanor introduce herself?

4. What is Eleanor surprised by when she wakes the following morning?

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

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