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

2. Who greets the women when they return to the house?
(a) Luke
(b) Dr. Montague
(c) Arthur
(d) Mrs. Dudley

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

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

5. Where did Dr. Montague hear of Hill House?
(a) An old friend
(b) Former tenants
(c) Former colleagues
(d) Research assistants

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Eleanor care for for eleven years?

3. Who lived in Hill House after Hugh Crain's death?

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

5. Who opens the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Theo and Eleanor see as they turn to go back to Hill House?

2. What does Theo encourage Eleanor to do more?

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

4. What is Eleanor's first impression of the house?

5. What does Dr. Montague say he expects of his assistants during the summer?

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

7. Who are the Dudleys?

8. Where do Eleanor and Theo go after Theo unpacks?

9. What surprises Eleanor the next morning?

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

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