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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. From where does the group hear Belasco's voice?
(a) A cell phone.
(b) The cellar.
(c) A video tape.
(d) A wind up phonograph.

2. In which state is Hell House located?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Maine.

3. What does the group do first upon approaching Hell House?
(a) Make an emergency escape plan.
(b) Set off to explore the grounds.
(c) Split up and go their separate ways.
(d) Unpack and take their belongings inside.

4. What happens when Ben offers Edith his sweater?
(a) She takes the drink from his hand and swallows it.
(b) She begins to take her clothes off.
(c) She takes the sweater and puts it on.
(d) She yells at him and hits him.

5. What is the name of the body of water near Hell House?
(a) Broken Bog.
(b) Unholy Bog.
(c) Bastard Bog.
(d) Bleeding Bog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Florence Tanner say she will be gone?

2. What is Deutsch's full name?

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

4. How many chairs surround the dining table?

5. What does Lionel put on the table in front of Florence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What is on the list that Edith finds, and why does it disturb her so much?

5. What is Florence's overall impression of the house as she makes her way through it?

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. 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?

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

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

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

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