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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 happens during the argument between Florence and Lionel?
(a) Edith tries to get between them and gets hurt.
(b) Dishes begin flying around the room.
(c) A thunderous voice yells, "Stop!"
(d) Lionel throws a fork at Ben.

2. What do Florence and Ben find after going down a set of stairs when they first start exploring the house together?
(a) A makeshift laboratory.
(b) An Olympic-sized swimming pool.
(c) A torture chamber.
(d) An oubliette.

3. What happens when Florence tells the figure under the sheets that she isn't interested in jokes?
(a) The door is slammed open.
(b) The lamp is thrown to the floor.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) Thudding footsteps echo throughout the room.

4. What runs beneath the concrete bridge?
(a) A mostly dry riverbed.
(b) A tarn.
(c) Nothing. The bridge is a decorative object over a decorative pond.
(d) A trickling stream.

5. What is Florence Tanner's purpose in going to Hell House?
(a) To burn it down.
(b) To make it into a sanctuary for her parishoners.
(c) To cleanse it.
(d) To perform an exorcism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lionel call the appearance during Florence's trance?

2. What does Lionel place in Florence's lap during his testing?

3. From where does the group hear Belasco's voice?

4. What does Florence say the house reeks of?

5. What is Deutsch's full name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Florence leaves the first sitting frustrated and a bit afraid. What happens to her when she gets out of the shower?

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

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

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