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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. How does Eleanor introduce herself?
(a) As a nurse
(b) As an artist's model
(c) As a caretaker
(d) As an unemployed actress

2. What noise do Theo and Eleanor hear?
(a) Footsteps.
(b) A dog barking.
(c) A child crying.
(d) A crashing sound.

3. In what house does Eleanor pretend she lives?
(a) A house with stone lions outside
(b) A house with oleander bushes along the driveway
(c) Hill House
(d) A mansion in Hillsdale

4. What time is dinner served?
(a) Six sharp
(b) Eight
(c) Seven
(d) Five sharp

5. To what does Theo compare this first day at Hill House?
(a) The first appointment with a new doctor
(b) The first day of a new job
(c) The first day of school
(d) The first day of camp

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eleanor buy for this trip to Hill House?

2. Who did Eleanor care for for eleven years?

3. What is significant about Theo's calling the shadow a rabbit?

4. What is odd about the drawing room?

5. Why does Dr. Montague invite Luke Sanderson to the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the interior of Hill House designed?

2. Who is the first person Eleanor meets at Hill House?

3. Why do Dr. Montague and his assistants have trouble finding the dining room?

4. What room is guarded by a cold spot?

5. How does Luke act when he meets Eleanor and Theo?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Theo encourage Eleanor to do more?

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