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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 does Eleanor come to believe has fallen?

2. Who becomes angry when the planchette refuses to speak?

3. Where do Dr. Montague and his assistants spend the night?

4. Who takes Eleanor to get dressed?

5. What can Dr. Montague not do with the cold spot that he desperately wants to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eleanor find in Theo's room?

2. What do Eleanor and Theo find when they reach the garden?

3. Who wants to move in with Theo after the summer. What does Theo say to this?

4. What does Eleanor hear as she walks the grounds of Hill House?

5. Why is Dr. Montague concerned that everyone is happy?

6. What warning does Dr. Montague address directly to Eleanor?

7. What does Theo confess when they return to the house?

8. Who teases Eleanor about her relationship with Luke?

9. What does Mrs. Montague say about the events of the night?

10. What do Eleanor and Theo talk about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the nature between Eleanor and Luke? Does Eleanor like Luke? Why does Eleanor doubt Luke's sincerity when he tells her about his mother? Is Eleanor's perception of Luke affected by the house?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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