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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Lionel have when he was twelve?

2. What happened to thirteen women who stayed at Hell House?

3. What runs beneath the concrete bridge?

4. What appears after the bell on the table rings?

5. Where is the figure in blue pajamas that Ben sees going when it exits the front door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element is the omnipresent representation in "Hell House"?

2. Whom does Deutsch choose as partners for Barrett and why?

3. What is the first paranormal sign seen? Who sees it? What does Barrett attribute it to?

4. Describe what occurs when Florence holds a "sitting" after dinner the first night.

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

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

7. Florence is determined to prove that Daniel exists, despite the negative reaction from the rest of the group. What does Florence do after the poltergeist activity at the dinner table to prove once and for all that Daniel did indeed exist?

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

9. Who is Florence Tanner, and what is her role in the group going to Hell House? What has she been promised for her participation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The physicist, Lionel Barrett, is to be accompanied by a spiritualist and a medium. Why do you think he is disappointed with the selection? Whom would he rather have as associates in this situation? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare/contrast Ben's two visits to Hell House. Cite examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Outline the history of Hell House prior to the second group's expedition, including Bastard Bog's history. Does this history foreshadow the events that may occur at Hell House during the 1970 experiment? If so, how? Cite specific examples from the text to support your theory.

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