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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. What is Eleanor's impression of the waitress at the diner in Hillsdale?

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

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

5. What does Eleanor believe her sister and brother-in-law would never expect her to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Dr. Montague?

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

4. How is the interior of Hill House designed?

5. How does Dr. Montague treat Luke Sanderson?

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

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

8. What is unusual about the design of Hill House overall?

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

10. What is significant about Hill House?

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

Why is Eleanor the only one who can smell dirt in the library? What does this smell signify? Why is Eleanor afraid to go into the library? What happened in the library that could result in Eleanor's fear?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the Sandersons? How did they come to own Hill House? Why do they not live in the house? Who has lived in the house over the past several years? What happened to those people?

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