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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dr. Montague announce will arrive the following Saturday?
(a) A famous poltergeist researcher.
(b) Mrs. Montague.
(c) A fellow academic.
(d) Luke's aunt.

2. Who irritates Dr. Montague while he transcribes the notes of his assistants?
(a) Luke
(b) Eleanor
(c) Theo
(d) Arthur

3. Where does Luke go alone after breakfast?
(a) To investigate the cold spot a little more.
(b) To take a walk on the grounds.
(c) To town for supplies.
(d) To ask Mrs. Dudley for another pot of coffee.

4. Who belittles Dr. Montague's investigation?
(a) Mrs. Montague
(b) Mrs. Dudley
(c) Eleanor's sister
(d) Theo's girlfriend

5. What is the cause of Eleanor's sudden happiness?
(a) Dr. Montague
(b) Luke
(c) Theo
(d) Arthur

6. Why does Theo tease Eleanor?
(a) She does not want Eleanor to be distracted.
(b) She is jealous. She likes Eleanor.
(c) She wants to date Luke.
(d) She does not want a relationship to complicate the investigation.

7. What does Eleanor find in Theo's room?
(a) Someone has stolen all of Theo's clothes and written words on the wall.
(b) Someone has splattered red paint on Theo's clothes and written words on the wall.
(c) Someone has burned Theo's clothes and written words on the wall.
(d) Someone has cut Theo's clothes to shreds and written words on the wall.

8. What does Dr. Montague believe has caused these feelings?
(a) A poltergeist.
(b) Their experiences during the night.
(c) The house.
(d) A drug Mrs. Dudley put in their food.

9. Who says that Theo looks better in Eleanor's clothing than Eleanor?
(a) Eleanor
(b) Arthur
(c) Theo
(d) Luke

10. What does Luke tell Eleanor about his mother?
(a) Luke says he never had a mother.
(b) Luke says his mother abandoned him as a child.
(c) Luke says his mother abused him as a child.
(d) Luke says he dislikes his mother.

11. What is Eleanor surprised to see when she wakes?
(a) That the attic has not fallen in.
(b) That the garage is still attached to the house.
(c) That there is no damage from the fallen tower.
(d) That the house is still whole and standing.

12. Whose call did Eleanor not heed the night of his/her death?
(a) Her mother's
(b) Her father's
(c) Her neice's
(d) Her sister's

13. What upsets the group about the illustrations in the book Luke found?
(a) The illustrations are badly done.
(b) The illustrations are too childish.
(c) The illustrations are inappropriate to the material they represent.
(d) The illustrations are graphic and violent.

14. Who insists on sleeping in the nursery?
(a) Eleanor's sister
(b) Mrs. Dudley
(c) Mrs. Montague
(d) Theo's girlfriend

15. For whose death does Eleanor believe she is responsible?
(a) Her neice's.
(b) Her father's
(c) Her mother's.
(d) Her sister's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luke find in the library in Chapter 6?

2. Who becomes angry when the planchette refuses to speak?

3. What do Dr. Montague and his assistants hear during the night?

4. Who hears a child singing?

5. Who does Eleanor eavesdrop on early in the afternoon outside the summer house?

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