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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 happened to the last person who attempted to leave Hill House after dark?

2. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke?

3. In what house does Eleanor pretend she lives?

4. Who did Eleanor care for for eleven years?

5. Why does Eleanor refuse to leave Hill House before going inside?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the interior of Hill House designed?

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

4. What room is guarded by a cold spot?

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

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

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

8. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke Sanderson?

9. Why does Eleanor get annoyed with her new friends?

10. What surprises Eleanor the next morning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Dr. Montague, Mrs. Montague, and the others force Eleanor to go home? Is this because they do not like her anymore? Or is this for her protection? Why does Eleanor drive her car into a tree? Is this of Eleanor's own free will, or does it have something to do with the house? What is the significance of the tree Eleanor hits?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the Dudleys? Why are they at Hill House? Why does Mr. Dudley try to frighten Eleanor away? Why does it not work? Why does Mrs. Dudley refuse to stay in the house after dark? Why is Mrs. Dudley unfriendly to Dr. Montague and his assistants?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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