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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 give to Florence after she attacks Edith?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) The cat.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) Sleeping pills.

2. What does Barrett call the sound of Edith brushing her teeth and splashing the water as she washes her face?
(a) Symphonie Aquafer.
(b) Symphony Brusillia.
(c) Symphony of Life.
(d) Symphonie Domestique.

3. What does Ben say about Daniel to Florence while she is praying for Daniel's release?
(a) That Daniel is in love with Florence.
(b) That Daniel will never leave.
(c) That Daniel is really a demon, not a ghost.
(d) That Daniel may not exist.

4. After Florence's attack, who does Lionel tell Edith he is going to call?
(a) Deustch.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) A doctor.
(d) The chauffeur.

5. Why can't Florence sleep in Part Five?
(a) She is afraid that the cat will return.
(b) She can't resolve how to help Daniel.
(c) She isn't tired.
(d) She is terrified of the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What awakens the Barretts after Edith returns to bed?

2. How is Daniel's soul described in Part Five?

3. What does Ben say has changed about the house after they run the Reversor?

4. How does Edith react to the phenomenon she sees while lying awake?

5. What object does Florence use to focus her trance on Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lionel behave after his attack in the steam room, and how does he rationalize the experience?

2. On what does Lionel blame Edith's overtly sexual behavior toward Ben?

3. What is the result of Florence's copulation with Daniel, and how does it affect her friendship with Ben?

4. To whom does Ben compare Florence's belief that Daniel haunts Hell House, and what happened to that person?

5. What is Ben's reaction to Lionel's accusation that Deutsch is wasting one-third of his money?

6. Describe Daniel Belasco's exhumation and reburial.

7. Lionel and Edith have an awkward moment in the steam room, and Edith leaves hastily, slamming the door behind her. What happens to Lionel after he is abandoned in the steam room?

8. What does Lionel do to keep Edith from wandering off while he is asleep? How does this make Edith feel at first? How does it make her feel later?

9. Why do you think Florence wrote the letter "B" in her own blood on the chapel floor? What do you think she was trying to tell the Barretts and Ben?

10. Explain in detail what Florence does to rid herself of Daniel's possession.

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