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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 Theo accuse Eleanor of doing?

2. What does Theo advice Eleanor to do?

3. What question does Eleanor ask Theo about their conversation?

4. Who suggests a walk to the brook?

5. Who follows Eleanor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what room does Mrs. Montague insist on sleeping?

2. What do Eleanor and Theo talk about?

3. Where does Theo spend the following night?

4. What does Eleanor say out loud after the crash sounds through the room?

5. What does Luke find written in the hallway?

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

7. What does Eleanor confess to Theo as they walk the grounds?

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

9. Where does Eleanor go when Theo teases her?

10. What does Eleanor hear as she sits in the parlor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Eleanor climb the spiral staircase? Is Eleanor attempting to kill herself? Why? Why does Eleanor do this now when she was afraid of the library before? What does this tell the others about Eleanor? Does this have an impact on Dr. Montague's decision to send Eleanor home?

Essay Topic 3

What is the nature of the relationship between Eleanor and Theo? Are they friends? Is there sexual tension between them? Why does this relationship begin to turn sour? Is Theo truly mean to Eleanor, or is this just something Eleanor perceives because of the house?

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