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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. Who leaves the house at six every night?

2. Who provides directions to Hill House?

3. How many wives of Hugh Crain died at Hill House?

4. Why does Luke's aunt send him to stay with Dr. Montague at Hill House?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Dudleys?

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

3. Who is Dr. Montague?

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

5. What does Theo encourage Eleanor to do more?

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

7. What room is guarded by a cold spot?

8. What surprises Eleanor the next morning?

9. Who is Theodora?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the sound Eleanor hears often at night? Why does Theo not always hear the sound even though the sound comes at one point while they share a room? How do these sounds affect Eleanor? What do these sounds say about Eleanor's relationship to the house? Whose hands was Eleanor holding the night she hears the sounds and believes Theo woke, but did not?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Eleanor Vance? Why does Eleanor accept Dr. Montague's invitation to Hill House? Why does Dr. Montague offer the invitation? What does Dr. Montague expect Eleanor's presence will offer his investigation? What is significant about Eleanor's past? How does this past affect her emotions? How does this past influence Eleanor's future?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Theo? Why does Theo accept Dr. Montague's invitation to Hill House? Why does Dr. Montague invite her? What is significant about Theo's home life? How does this impact the reader's impression of Theo?

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