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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 says that Theo looks better in Eleanor's clothing than Eleanor?

2. Who arrives at Hill House in Chapter 7?

3. What does Eleanor come to believe has fallen?

4. What is a planchette?

5. Where does Arthur plan to spend the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who accuses Eleanor of writing the message? Why?

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

3. What is Mrs. Montague's opinion of Dr. Montague's research thus far?

4. Who teases Eleanor about her relationship with Luke?

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

6. Whom does Eleanor eavesdrop on to see if they are speaking about her?

7. Where does Eleanor go when Theo teases her?

8. What do Dr. Montague and his assistants hear during the night?

9. What do Eleanor and Theo talk about?

10. When does Mrs. Montague arrive at the house? Why does she come?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an unreliable narrator? Is Eleanor an unreliable narrator? How can you tell? What could the author have done differently to make the narrator more reliable? How does the author's choice of narrators impact the overall plot development?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who built Hill House? For what purpose? What is unusual about the design of Hill House? Why does Dr. Montague believe the doors close on their own? Why do people get lost in the house? Where does the spiral staircase in the library lead? What is significant about this place?

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