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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Florence get angry with Lionel at the dinner table?
(a) He tells her that she should leave the house.
(b) He calls her a liar.
(c) He is condescending toward her.
(d) He won't speak to her.

2. What does Barrett make his wife promise?
(a) To keep his identity a secret.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) To carry her share of the work.
(d) To stay by his side.

3. What does Lionel put on the table in front of Florence?
(a) Tambourine and small guitar.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) A tea bell.
(d) A length of rope.

4. Where is the figure in blue pajamas that Ben sees going when it exits the front door?
(a) To the garden.
(b) Towards the tarn.
(c) To the garage.
(d) Towards the front gate.

5. What is the physicist's name?
(a) Dr. Florence Tanner.
(b) Dr. Benjamin Fischer.
(c) Dr. Lionel Barrett.
(d) Dr. Edith Barrett.

6. How much money does Deutsch offer to Barrett for his experiment at Hell House?
(a) A hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
(c) Ten million dollars.
(d) Half a million dollars.

7. What does Deutsch intend to pay Barrett to do?
(a) Create a machine to keep him alive forever.
(b) Prove whether or not there is life after death.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) Find out if Hell House sits on a fault line.

8. What does Edith do that causes Ben to slap her across the face?
(a) She tries to gouge his eyes out.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) She starts screaming and pulling her own hair.
(d) She tries to kiss him.

9. What does Ben find written on a piece of cardboard in the kitchen?
(a) An unsigned suicide note.
(b) An ancient menu.
(c) A quickly scrawled admonition to get out of the house.
(d) An "X" with a circle around it.

10. What happens when Florence tells the figure under the sheets that she isn't interested in jokes?
(a) Thudding footsteps echo throughout the room.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) The lamp is thrown to the floor.
(d) The door is slammed open.

11. What do Florence and Ben find after going down a set of stairs when they first start exploring the house together?
(a) A torture chamber.
(b) A makeshift laboratory.
(c) An oubliette.
(d) An Olympic-sized swimming pool.

12. In Part Three, of what does Florence accuse Ben?
(a) Touching her inappropriately.
(b) Being a fake.
(c) Enjoying her discomfort.
(d) Blocking and obstructing his senses.

13. What happens when Ben offers Edith his sweater?
(a) She takes the drink from his hand and swallows it.
(b) She takes the sweater and puts it on.
(c) She begins to take her clothes off.
(d) She yells at him and hits him.

14. What are Barrett's stipulations for doing Deutsch's bidding?
(a) Electricity.
(b) All of the answers are correct.
(c) A daily swim.
(d) His machine be built and brought along.

15. What was Florence Taylor's previous profession?
(a) Nun.
(b) Actress.
(c) Social Worker.
(d) Lounge Singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Florence refuses to go into the chapel. What other room does she avoid?

2. Who is the group's physical medium?

3. What is Deutsch's full name?

4. What happens during the argument between Florence and Lionel?

5. How is Benjamin Fischer getting to Hell House?

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