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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 do the drivers do as the cars approach Hell House?
(a) Begin to pray loudly.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) Get out and tell the group that they will have to continue on their own.
(d) Switch cars because one is more difficult to maneuver on the hill.

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

3. What does Edith notice on the table when Florence departs for her walk?
(a) A long list of observed phenomena.
(b) Edith's purse.
(c) A dark shadow.
(d) A strangely shaped instrument.

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

5. Where does Florence feel a malignant presence on her second walk through of the house?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Wine cellar.
(c) Steam room.
(d) Pool area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Deutsch's full name?

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

3. What color are the draperies in the ballroom?

4. Who is the author of "Hell House"?

5. During Lionel's tests on Florence, what happens when the temperature drops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Deutsch ask Dr. Lionel Barrett to stay in Hell House?

9. Who does Florence believe she channels during her first session at Hell House? How does Lionel feel about Florence's thoughts?

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

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