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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 Edith do that causes Ben to slap her across the face?
(a) She starts screaming and pulling her own hair.
(b) She tries to kiss him.
(c) None of the answers is correct.
(d) She tries to gouge his eyes out.

2. How long has Hell House sat empty?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirteen years.

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

4. What hovers above the water beneath the bridge?
(a) An eerie mist.
(b) A cloud of gnats.
(c) A miasma of decay.
(d) A low hanging fog.

5. What does the figure under the sheets in Part Four do when Florence speaks to it?
(a) It flies at her.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It erupts in evil laughter.
(d) It says, "Boo!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Florence Taylor's previous profession?

2. How long was Lionel away from Edith in 1962?

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

4. What does Deutsch intend to pay Barrett to do?

5. Who is the group's physical medium?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Benjamin Fischer, and what is his importance to the group going to Hell House?

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

10. 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?

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