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Worksheets"The Haunting of Hill House" TEST REVIEW
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 46mins
Who is the author of The Haunting of Hill House?
Edgar Allan Poe
William Shakespeare
Shirley Jackson
Mary Shelley
What year was The Haunting of Hill House published?
1959
1962
1973
1975
How long has Hill House been standing?
100 years
80 years
75 years
60 years
What is Dr. Montague’ true vocation for his research at Hill House?
Trying to find the well underneath the house that’s causing subterranean currents
Trying to find the body of a missing man
He is attempting to find Hugh Crain’s lost treasure
The analysis of supernatural manifestations
Before the novel begins, Eleanor had spent 11 years of her life doing what?
Studying psychology at Yale
Reading about paranormal activity
Taking care of her invalid mother
Touring Europe, looking for houses that were supposedly haunted
What caused Eleanor to be invited to Hill House?
She was able to read names and cards that were out of sight
Showers of stones had fallen on her house when she was 12 years old
She had an imaginary friend growing up that turned out to be the ghost of a missing girl
She had the ability to read people’s futures
What caused Theodora to be invited to Hill House?
She was able to read names and cards that were out of sight
Showers of stones had fallen on her house when she was 12 years old
She had an imaginary friend growing up that turned out to be the ghost of a missing girl
She had the ability to read people’s futures
How is Luke Sanderson described?
Tall & handsome
Rich & arrogant
Brave & courageous
Liar & a thief
Why is Luke one of the few guests staying at Hill House?
He wanted to stay at the house, and paid a lot of money to do so
He is the heir to Hill House and his aunt insisted a family-member be present
He has a degree in paranormal psychology and Dr. Montague thought he would be an asset
None of the above
What is the main reason that Eleanor’s sister doesn’t want her to visit Hill House?
She wouldn’t be able to babysit for her
The family could not afford a bus ticket
She didn’t want her to take the family car
The family relied on Eleanor’s financial contributions
Mr. Dudley tells Eleanor that he doesn’t hang around Hill House at what time?
After dark
Dead hour, 3-4 AM
Any time after dinner
When there is a full moon
“The house was vile. … Hill House is vile, it is diseased; get away from here at once” (23) is an example of what literary device?
Idiom
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
In the opening paragraph of Chapter 2, the narrator states, “___________ cannot alter the countenance of a house; Hill House would stay as it was until it was destroyed” (24).
A priest
An exorcism
A blessing
A prayer
What room is Eleanor given by Mrs. Dudley?
The Blue Room
The Red Room
The Green Room
The White Room
What warning does Mrs. Dudley give Eleanor?
She says she doesn’t stay at Hill House after dark
She says no one would be around if they needed help
No one would hear hear them if they screamed in the night
All of the above
While exploring the grounds of Hill House when they first meet, Eleanor and Theodora hear and see something moving through the grass by the brook. What is it?
An apparition
A gargoyle
A rabbit
A car pulling up
Chapter 2 ends with Eleanor making which of the following claims?
That she cannot stay in the house
That she must not let silly sounds scare her
That they should leave and find a hotel in Hillsdale
All of the above
What room does Dr. Montague choose as a “center of operations” or designated meeting place?
The kitchen
The library
The parlor
The foyer
Choose FOUR odd characteristics about Hill House’s layout from the list below. (MUST GET ALL CORRECT TO RECEIVE CREDIT).
One must travel through many rooms to get to other rooms - it is easy to get lost
Some of the rooms are entirely “inside rooms” - no windows or access to the outdoors
The staircases often move, switching platforms without notice
Every angle is slightly wrong and this was intentionally done by Hugh Crain
All of the doors in the house swing shut when let go of
What happened to the last person who tried to leave Hill House after dark?
He caught pneumonia from being out in the cold, which eventually killed him
He travelled to Hillsdale and went on a murdering spree
He was killed when his horse bolted and crushed him against the tree at the turn in the driveway
He got lost on the grounds of Hill House and died in the woods
How did Hugh Crain’s wife die?
She hanged herself from the tower at Hill House
Before seeing the house for the first time, her carriage was overturned in the driveway of Hill House
Pneumonia
None of the above
How does the older Crain sister’s live-in companion die?
She hanged herself from the tower at Hill House
Before seeing the house for the first time, her carriage was overturned in the driveway of Hill House
Pneumonia
None of the above
What does Eleanor find ironic about her first night’s stay in Hill House?
It was the first night in several years that she hadn’t had a nightmare
It is the first good night’s sleep she had had in years
She had the first nightmare she’s ever had, and it happened in a “haunted” house
This is the first time that she had slept in a bed since before her mother died
What is the first supernatural occurrence that takes place during the characters’ stay at Hill House?
Theodora sees a hooded man staring up at her window in the middle of the night
Dr. Montague finds a message written on the wall that says, “GET OUT!”
Mrs. Dudley is seemingly possessed, growling as she watches the guests eat
Luke and Dr. Montague watch the doors - that they left open for Eleanor and Theodora - swing shut on their own
One night in Hill House, Eleanor and Theodora dream about the same thing. What do they dream about?
The wicked Crain sister at the gate of Hill House
A man and his horse wrecking into the great tree in the driveway
Following a woman in a white gown into the library
Mrs. Dudley jumping from the tower
When Eleanor first stands outside the library of Hill House, what prevents her from entering?
She immediately thinks of her mother and is overcome with the smell of earth and mold
She sees her mother’s ghost in the library when the door opens
She faints due to fear and anxiety
She hears something growling from within the library
While touring Hill House with the other guests, what does Theodora see that shocks her?
The skeletons of the Crain family
A large tomb holding everyone who has died at Hill House
A realistic statue of the Crain family
A wrecked wagon that crashed into the great tree years ago
While painting Eleanor’s toenails, Theodora has a hunch. What is it?
They are being watched
Eleanor’s mother is there with them
They will both die there
Eleanor should go home
What is peculiar about the area just outside the nursery?
It is extremely hot
It is piercingly cold
No matter the time of day, it is always pitch black
The light is blinding
If Hill House becomes too dangerous, what does Dr. Montague say is their only defense?
Running away
An exorcism
Burn it down
Have it bulldozed
What does Dr. Montague believe is Hill House’s intention?
To kill them
To make them forget who they are
To trap them
To separate them
According to Dr. Montague, how are poltergeists different than regular ghosts?
They are the spirits of animals
They deal with the physical world by throwing, moving, or smashing real objects
They come directly from hell
They can fly
What does Luke find in the hallway leading to the front hall?
HELP LUKE COME HOME, written in blood on the wall
HELP DR. MONTAGUE COME HOME, written in chalk on the wall
HELP ELEANOR COME HOME, written in chalk on the wall
HELP THEODORA COME HOME, written in black paint on the wall
What major change occurs in Eleanor?
Her kindness and naivety become fake and forced
She starts having violent and very negative thoughts
She begins to feel anger and resentment toward the other guests
All of the above
When Theodora returns to her room in Chapter 5, why does she begin yelling?
Her door slams behind her and she cannot open it
There is blood all over her room, including her belongings
There is a skeleton in her bed
She seems to be cemented to the floor and she cannot move
For the second time in the chapter, what troubles Eleanor?
A message written to her on the wall--this time in blood
A book flying across the room
She hears a man’s voice singing a lullaby
A voice in her head asking for help
Dr. Montague states, “_______ is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.”
Evil
Fear
Hatred
Isolation
According to Luke, why is Eleanor lucky?
She is a woman, and doesn’t have the pressures of being a man
She is not the heir to Hill House
She has a car and can go wherever she wishes
She had a mother, unlike himself
What does Luke find in the library of Hill House?
A map of Hill House’s grounds
Hugh Crain’s obituary
A handmade scrapbook that Hugh Crain created for his daughter
An anonymous letter explaining how to defeat Hill House
“… consider, Daughter, that the heat of this candle is to the everlasting fires of Hell as a grain of sand to the reaching desert …” (124) is an example of what literary device?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
What does Hugh Crain use to sign the last page of his book?
A quill made from his wife’s bones
The blood of a deer that he hunted
His own blood
His wife’s blood that he had kept in a container since her death
“Fear and guilt are sisters…” (127) is an example of what literary device?
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom
Simile
At the end of Chapter 6, Eleanor and Theodora go exploring the grounds of Hill House after dark. In the garden at the end of the path, what do they see?
A rabbit
A graveyard
An apparition of Hugh Crain
A picnic party in the grass
Two new guests join the others at Hill House. Who are they?
Mrs. Montague and Arthur
Annie and Archibald, Dr. Montague’s niece and nephew
Dr. Montague’s twin sons
Eleanor’s sister and brother-in-law
What room does Mrs. Montague request to stay in at Hill House?
The safest of them all
The warmest of them all
The most haunted of them all
A room with windows
For what reason does Arthur accuse Luke of being a coward?
He did not want to sleep alone
He refused to go into the library
He refused to park Mrs. Montague’s care because it was after dark
All of the above
When Mrs. Montague asks the spirit, “Who are you?”, the spirit replies with what name?
“Hugh” … “Hughie Hugh Hugh”
“Nell” … “Eleanor Nellie Nell Nell”
“Mother”
None of the above
While Mrs. Montague reads the transcript of her communication with the spirit, what word does the spirit repeat?
Leave
Stay
Fear
Lost
Mrs. Montague states that she did not sleep a wink her first night in Hill House. Why is this?
The room is stuffy and not properly aired
She hears someone/something banging on her door
She continually hears a child crying in the next room
It is too cold in her room
What does Eleanor tell Theodora she has decided to do after they leave Hill House?
Buy a house with stone lions out front
Return to her sister and give back the car
Find an apartment to rent in Hillsdale
Leave with Theodora and live with her
Why does Eleanor blame herself for her mother’s death?
She did not protect her from the murderer
She didn’t wake up when her mom knocked on the wall and called her name for help
She had a nightmare that her mother died, and she didn’t warn her mother in hopes of preventing her death
None of the above
What causes Eleanor to believe someone is walking on the path close to her?
She hears footsteps and laughter closeby
She sees grass go down under the weight of footsteps
She hears a voice repeatedly say, “Eleanor, Eleanor”
All of the above
On pages 161-162, Luke sings the poem, “The Grattan Murders.” The inclusion of this poem is an example of what literary device?
Symbol
Metaphor
Alliteration
Allusion
Toward the end of the novel, Eleanor wakes up in the middle of the night. What is her intention?
She wants to get a drink of water because of her fever
She wants to see “hell” page of Hugh Crain’s book
She wants to go down to the library
She wants to see if Mrs. Dudley secretly stays in Hill House at night
Without realizing it, what has Eleanor done?
Broken the golden-rimmed dishes
Killed Mrs. Montague
Written HELP ELEANOR COME HOME on the wall
Climbed the stairs to the tower
The following morning, what does Dr. Montague tell Eleanor?
She is vile and immature
She had unintentionally conjured a spirit
Luke is bringing around her car, Theodora is packing her things, and she is going home
All of the above
Toward the end of the novel, Theodora’s room and clothes are perfectly clean and untouched.
True
False
How long have the guests been at Hill House?
A little over a month
Five days
A little over a week
Three weeks
What happens to Eleanor as she leaves Hill House?
She speeds down the driveway, intentionally running into the great tree at the curve of the driveway, intentionally killing herself
She is struck and killed by a truck as she departs from the gates of Hill House
She is overcome with anger and resentment causing her to attempt the murder of the other guests
She becomes possessed and runs over the other guests in her car
At the end of the novel, Theodora visits France.
True
False
At the end of the novel, Dr. Montague retires from scholarly pursuits, because his findings from Hill House were considered a joke.
True
False
The last two sentences of the novel are also in the first paragraph of the novel.
True
False
“‘People leave this town,’ he said. ‘They don’t come here’” (18).
Dr. Montague
Mrs. Montague
Mr. Dudley
Man at the diner
“‘I just want to be sure you know what’s waiting for you in there’” (21).
Dr. Montague
Mrs. Montague
Mr. Dudley
Man at the diner
“‘Put it, then,’ he said, ‘that I hope that all of us will have an exciting visit and my book will rock my colleagues back on their heels’” (42).
Dr. Montague
Mrs. Montague
Mr. Dudley
Man at the diner
“‘I do not believe in throwing young people together promiscuously, Mrs. Dudley’” (164).
Dr. Montague
Mrs. Montague
Mr. Dudley
Man at the diner
Incapable of being tired…
Apparition
Indefatigable
Contrition
Gargoyle
Difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify…
Amiable
Enamor
Ambiguous
Petulance
A grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal…
Contrition
Gargoyle
Amiable
Enamor
Moved to showing sudden, impatient irritation…
Ambiguous
Indefatigable
Apparition
Petulance
Friendly, pleasant, sociable, or good-natured…
Amiable
Contrition
Gargoyle
Exorcism
To charm or captivate...
Amiable
Contrition
Enamor
Ambiguous
A supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom…
Gargoyle
Apparition
Petulance
Amiable
Sincere remorse...
Contrition
Indefatigable
Enamor
Petulance
The act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course…
Aberration
Mysticism
Hysteria
Bravado
A pretentious display of courage…
Apprehensive
Serene
Pious
Bravado
An uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc…
Deprecatory
Hysteria
Vanity
Serene
Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen…
Apprehensive
Mysticism
Serene
Hysteria
Excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc…
Aberration
Vanity
Bravado
Deprecatory
Calm or peaceful...
Serene
Vanity
Apprehensive
Deprecatory
Obscure thought or speculation...
Bravado
Mysticism
Aberration
Hysteria
The nature of or expressing disapproval, protest, or depreciation…
Deprecatory
Hysteria
Vanity
Pious
Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God…
Bravado
Serence
Pious
Hysteria
Careless or untidy...
Magnanimous
Wry
Somber
Slipshod
Mentally and emotionally calm…
Ethereal
Stoical
Wry
Milksop
High-minded; noble…
Wry
Mollify
Stoical
Magnanimous
Abnormally bent or turned to one side; twisted; crooked…
Ethereal
Wry
Stoical
Mollify
A weak or ineffectual person…
Milksop
Somber
Slipshod
Wry
Extremely delicate or refined…
Magnanimous
Stoical
Mollify
Ethereal
Gloomy, depressing, or dismal…
Wry
Somber
Milksop
Mollify
To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease…
Magnanimous
Ethereal
Mollify
Stoical
