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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cup does Eleanor hear a little girl cry over?
(a) A cup of stars
(b) A pink cup
(c) A cup of moons
(d) A cup with bears on it

2. Who committed suicide in Hill House?
(a) The son.
(b) The other daughter.
(c) The widow.
(d) The young companion.

3. What did Eleanor buy for this trip to Hill House?
(a) A new sweater and matching sandals
(b) A new jacket
(c) A new hairbrush
(d) A new suitcase

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

5. With whom does Eleanor live ?
(a) Her cousin
(b) Her mother
(c) Her sister
(d) Her father

Short Answer Questions

1. What are some of the theories for the cause of odd events that have taken place in Hill House?

2. How does Theo react to Luke?

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

4. Who did Eleanor care for for eleven years?

5. How did Hugh Crain's first wife die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Dudley insist she will never do?

2. What does Dr. Montague plan to do with the information he gains from his and his assistants' experiences at Hill House?

3. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke Sanderson?

4. Who is Luke Sanderson?

5. Why does Eleanor get annoyed with her new friends?

6. How is the interior of Hill House designed?

7. From whom did Dr. Montague hear about Hill House?

8. What does Theo encourage Eleanor to do more?

9. Who gets lost on their way to breakfast? Why?

10. Why does Eleanor steal her car from her sister?

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