The Haunting of Hill House Quizzes

The Haunting of Hill House Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed October 22, 2017

1 What year was the novel written?

1940

1900

1959

1960
2 From whose perspective is much of the work?

Theodora

Luke

Eleanor

Dr. Montague
3 Dr. Montague's degree is in ___?

biology

history

psychology

anthropology
4 Hill House is specifically described as not ___?

sane

welcoming

healthy

normal
5 Eleanor spent most of her adult life ___?

in a mental institution

in school

caring for her sister

caring for her mother
6 How does Eleanor's sister greet Eleanor's plan?

With excitement

With anger

With skepticism

With indifference
7 How does Eleanor feel about the road trip itself?

She is elated.

She is nervous.

She is scared.

She is indifferent.
8 What does the little girl at the restaurant want?

Her cup of stars

Her bottle

Her book

Her blanket of stars
9 All of the following are things Eleanor wants in her apartment except ___?

a swing

curtains

a white cat

books
10 Who is the first person Eleanor meets on her journey?

A waitress

A man sitting at a counter

A caretaker

An old lady she runs into
11 What is Dr. Montague's warning to the people driving out?

Don't drive at night

Don't drive too fast

Don't drive alone

Don't stop in Hillsdale
12 Theodora lives with ___?

her husband

her friend

no one

her mother
13 Luke is described as a/an ___?

lothario

idiot

liar

criminal
14 Hillsdale is ___?

old and imposing

very ugly and dirty

busy and indifferent

bright and lively
15 What does Eleanor ask about when in Hillsdale?

Dr. Montague

Ghosts

Hauntings

Old houses
16 Eleanor's first impressions of Hill House are ___?

extremely negative

measured

confused

extremely positive
17 Who is the first to arrive?

Theodora

Luke

Dr. Montague

Eleanor
18 Theodora is all of the following except ___?

charming

pretty

lively

naive
19 Eleanor describes Hill House as which?

Watchful and patient

Evil

Vile and diseased

All of these
20 Which is a piece of information Mrs. Dudley does not give Eleanor?

That she leaves before dark

When meals are served

That no one can hear them at night

That one should not ask questions of people in Hillsdale
21 Eleanor resides in the ___ room.

green

red

blue

purple
22 What do Theodora and Eleanor do before the others arrive?

Take naps

Explore the house

Explore outside

Play chess
23 What is the main thing the Doctor wants the others to do?

Take notes

Contact spirits

Test themselves

Make Hill House feel like their home
24 What color sweater does Eleanor wear the first night?

Pink

Blue

Red

Yellow
25 How do the four interact with each other the first night?

They are competitive.

They joke.

They are shy.

They are hostile.

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