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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. Why does Lionel insist Edith do a full body search on Florence?
(a) To make sure Florence hasn't secreted anything to use as a trick.
(b) To make sure Florence has no devil's marks on her.
(c) To try to make Florence uncomfortable.
(d) Because Lionel is not able to do it himself.

2. What is the name of the lone survivor of the last expedition into Hell House?
(a) Daniel Belasco.
(b) Lionel Barrett.
(c) Benjamin Fischer.
(d) Florence Tanner.

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

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

5. What is the interesting part of Hell House's reputation?
(a) There are unknown numbers of bodies buried in Bastard Bog.
(b) It is the most haunted place in the world.
(c) More people died in Hell House than in the 1900 San Francisco earthquake.
(d) It was a house of ill repute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hell House's original owner?

2. In Lionel Barrett's article, to what does he compare sensitives?

3. What are Barrett's stipulations for doing Deutsch's bidding?

4. What does Edith notice on the table when Florence departs for her walk?

5. What does the figure under the sheets in Part Four do when Florence speaks to it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Does Lionel believe in ghosts? What is his explanation for the odd occurrences in Hell House?

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

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

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

8. What happens while Florence is in the cabinet?

9. Why is Florence unable to enter the chapel in Hell House?

10. What is Lionel's attitude toward Florence's gift, and why does he feel that way?

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