The Haunting of Hill House Chapter 1 Quiz

What literary element is used when the author introduces Hill House first, before any of the other characters?

• Paradox

• Sibilance

• Metaphor

• Personification

The author uses sibilance in the sentence, “ …doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily…” to:

• Create imagery for the reader

• Establish a connection between Hill House and it being something bad

• Personify silence

• Describe the inside of Hill House

The “very little lady,” that Eleanor encounters while going to her car is

• An archetype of “The Innocent”

• A warning to not continue

• An obstacle in her journey

• A similar for something

Why does Eleanor’s sister and brother-in-law keep saying “…suppose little Linnie got sick…” when making up excuses for Eleanor not to take the car?

• Make Eleanor feel bad because she is the caretaker archetype

• Make up a random excuse

• They hope Linnie gets sick so they don’t have to go to the mountains

• They want to give a reasonable reason for why they should keep the car

Why was Theodora invited to Hill House by Dr.Montague?

• She seems to have psychic abilities

• Dr.Montague needed another woman in Hill House

• She is Eleanor’s sister

• She has encountered a ghost in the past

Why does Eleanor’s sister, Carrie, speak to Eleanor in a slow and deliberate manner?

• She thinks of Eleanor as childish and does it mockingly

• She thinks Eleanor wouldn’t understand her otherwise

• She was distracted packing for the trip, so she was not concentrated

• They are having a calm conversation

How does the description of the setting change in the last section of the chapter?

• Author starts describing things as little

• Descriptions of the road and house start having negative connotations

• Descriptions of the road and house start having positive connotations

• Description of Hill House is happy and bright

How does Eleanor’s personality transform by the end of the chapter, as opposed to her personality in the beginning of the chapter?