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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 does Lionel place in Florence's lap during his testing?
(a) A glass bowl.
(b) A cat.
(c) A crucifix.
(d) A bible.

2. What event in Part Four makes the whole group feel better about being inside the house?
(a) A priest blesses the place.
(b) The lights begin to work.
(c) The record player starts playing happy music.
(d) Dinner is served.

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) Thudding footsteps echo throughout the room.
(c) All of the answers are correct.
(d) The lamp is thrown to the floor.

4. How many chairs surround the dining table?
(a) Eight.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-four.

5. How is Emeric Belasco described?
(a) Mad and corrupt.
(b) Unaware of his own madness.
(c) Evil and careless.
(d) Mad and evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Deutsch's son?

2. Why did Florence never marry?

3. What kind of car is taking the group to the house?

4. What does Ben say the fog was to Emeric Belasco?

5. What did Deutch's representative bring to Hell House at the beginning of Part Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Florence Tanner prepare for her trip to Hell House?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. How does Lionel specifically describe the occurrences at Hell House?

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

10. How does Florence hear Belasco's voice, even though he has been dead for so long?

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