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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 happens when Florence comes out of the trance after finding the body in the wine cellar?

2. What was Daniel Belasco's date of birth?

3. After Florence sets a glass of water on her nightstand in Part Five, what happens?

4. What does Lionel say will happen if they stay in the house after the Reversor is started?

5. While Edith is lying awake, why does she think Lionel has fastened her wrist to the bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daniel make Florence do after he forces her to wet the bed? How does Florence regain some control?

2. What does Lionel do to keep Edith from wandering off while he is asleep? How does this make Edith feel at first? How does it make her feel later?

3. From what does Lionel say that ecotoplasm derives, and from what does he say it is?

4. What happens to Florence after she finally gives in to Daniel's pleas?

5. On what does Lionel blame Edith's overtly sexual behavior toward Ben?

6. To whom does Ben compare Florence's belief that Daniel haunts Hell House, and what happened to that person?

7. Ben and Lionel believe that Florence has created the ghost of Daniel Belasco. Florence vehemently denies this until she is struck with a sudden, painful memory. What is that memory, and who has she come to believe the ghost of Daniel Belasco really is?

8. What happens forty-five minutes after Lionel starts the Reversor, and why does he tell Ben that he needs Ben's presence in the house?

9. Ben finally begins to agree with Florence about the entity haunting Hell House. Who does Florence think it is, and what do they believe is the spirit's purpose for haunting?

10. What is the result of Florence's copulation with Daniel, and how does it affect her friendship with Ben?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hell House destroyed one group of analysts 30 years before, leaving only a fifteen-year-old medium as a survivor, badly scarring him physically and mentally. Benjamin Fischer is now choosing to once again enter the place that almost killed him. What do you think his motivation is for joining the group in the latest exploration of Hell House?

Essay Topic 2

Florence seems to be the focus of the spirit's attention, boldly making itself known to her while only slightly affecting the other members of the group? What purpose do you think the ghost has in targeting her? What is it about Florence that could make her vulnerable to the spirit?

Essay Topic 3

How is Florence so easily fooled into giving in to (what she thinks is) Daniel Belasco? What are her motivations? How does she think her self-sacrifice will save Daniel from everlasting torment in Hell House? Cite examples from the text.

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