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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Florence feel that she has found Daniel Belasco?
(a) In the fireplace.
(b) In the chapel.
(c) Buried in the back yard.
(d) In the wine cellar.

2. What does Florence say the house reeks of?
(a) Evil.
(b) Death.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Rat droppings.

3. What does Lionel call the appearance during Florence's trance?
(a) Externatlization of thought.
(b) A trick of light.
(c) Mass hysteria.
(d) Imagination.

4. Florence refuses to go into the chapel. What other room does she avoid?
(a) Root cellar.
(b) Attic.
(c) Wine cellar.
(d) Basement.

5. Which room in Hell House disturbs Florence the most?
(a) The cellar.
(b) The theater.
(c) The sunroom.
(d) The chapel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the group's spiritualist?

2. Who is the ghostly figure in blue pajamas that Ben sees heading out the front door?

3. Whom does Florence invite for a walk in Chapter 11?

4. What does Edith do that causes Ben to slap her across the face?

5. What do the drivers do as the cars approach Hell House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ben do during the plane ride to Hell House, and how does he feel?

2. How did the Belasco House come to be known as "Hell House"?

3. How does Florence Tanner prepare for her trip to Hell House?

4. What is the purpose of the cabinet Florence is put in and the costume she is given to wear?

5. How did Ben support himself after the first experience at Hell House? Why did he follow this particular path?

6. Why does Florence seem to be the center of the spirits' attentions?

7. Who does Florence believe she channels during her first session at Hell House? How does Lionel feel about Florence's thoughts?

8. Who is Benjamin Fischer, and what is his importance to the group going to Hell House?

9. Why does Lionel Barrett bring his wife, Edith, with him when she has no training in parapsychology or physics?

10. Barrett seems unsure about whether he should accept the job offered by Deutsch. Why is he unsure, and why does he eventually agree to it?

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