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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. What is the name of the spirit that Florence channels?
(a) Red Cloud.
(b) Caribou Falls.
(c) Ruby Wilson.
(d) Daniel Belasco.

2. What is the first room Ben and Florence investigate after leaving Edith and Lionel to start the fire?
(a) The steam room.
(b) The wine cellar.
(c) The garage.
(d) The attic.

3. How long is Barrett given to complete his assignment?
(a) Two years.
(b) Ten days.
(c) One week.
(d) Six months.

4. For how long was Fischer in a coma?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Four days.

5. What causes the thing that appears after the bell rings to disappear?
(a) Another figure reclaims it.
(b) Florence comes out of the trance.
(c) Edith screams.
(d) It goes into the cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Florence tells the figure under the sheets that she isn't interested in jokes?

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

3. What does Florence tell the ghost when it tries to yank the blanket out of her hand?

4. What color is Florence's hair?

5. What does Deutsch intend to pay Barrett to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why was Hell House closed for thirty years, and how was it re-opened?

3. Hell House is situated at the edge of Bastard Bog. How did Bastard Bog get its name?

4. What does Barrett demand of Deutsch in order to complete the Hell House project?

5. What happens while Florence is in the cabinet?

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

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

8. How does Florence react to the steam room and wine cellar? What seems to trigger her reactions, and what does she say will "cure" the house?

9. Hell House is said to have reached the pinnacle of evil in 1928. What sort of events were said to occur that year?

10. In what condition was Ben found after his first experience at Hell House?

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