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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 words come to Eleanor's mind when she sees Hill House?
(a) Ugly and old
(b) Vile and diseased
(c) Happy and decorative
(d) Large and attractive

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

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

4. With what does Eleanor deny having experiences?
(a) Poltergeists
(b) Psychics
(c) Haunted houses
(d) Ghosts

5. Where is the spiral staircase located?
(a) In the game room.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the library.
(d) In the study.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to pray for Eleanor?

2. To what does Theo compare this first day at Hill House?

3. How does Eleanor plan to change her behavior?

4. Why does Dr. Montague believe the doors swing shut on their own?

5. What does Dr. Montague warn Eleanor not to talk about if she stops in Hillsdale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Theo encourage Eleanor to do more?

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

3. At what time does Mrs. Dudley always have dinner ready?

4. Who is Luke Sanderson?

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

6. What quote comes to Eleanor's mind when she walks up to the front door the first time?

7. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke Sanderson?

8. Who is Eleanor Vance? Why is she chosen for Dr. Montague's project?

9. What did Eleanor purchase specifically for this trip to Hill House?

10. Who built Hill House?

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