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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is dinner served?

2. How does Theo advise Eleanor to dress?

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

4. What does Theo theorize the house contains?

5. The narrator informs the reader that Hill House is what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the interior of Hill House designed?

6. Who built Hill House?

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

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

9. Who are the Dudleys?

10. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke Sanderson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who died in Hill House? How? Who inherited the house upon the owner's death? What was the nature of the dispute between these owners? Who inherits the house upon the death of the second owner? What happens to this person? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What is theme? What are some of the themes of this novel? Describe each in a short sentence, using quotes from the novel to support your argument. How does the theme influence the development of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What book does Luke find in the library that frightens him? What is the intention of this book? What is significant about the pictures in the book? What is significant about the signature in the book? What does all this say about the person who wrote the book?

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