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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lionel attach to Florence's feet during his experiment testing her authenticity?

2. What is Florence Tanner's professional title?

3. What is the name of the body of water near Hell House?

4. How wealthy was Emeric Belasco purported to be at the time of his death?

5. What color is Florence's hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. What element is the omnipresent representation in "Hell House"?

7. 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?

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

9. Who is Florence Tanner, and what is her role in the group going to Hell House? What has she been promised for her participation?

10. Hell House is situated at the edge of Bastard Bog. How did Bastard Bog get its name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Outline the history of Hell House prior to the second group's expedition, including Bastard Bog's history. Does this history foreshadow the events that may occur at Hell House during the 1970 experiment? If so, how? Cite specific examples from the text to support your theory.

Essay Topic 2

Florence seems to be the focus of the spirit's attention, boldly making itself known to her while only slightly affecting the other members of the group? What purpose do you think the ghost has in targeting her? What is it about Florence that could make her vulnerable to the spirit?

Essay Topic 3

Where does the group find the remains of Daniel Belasco? How did he come to be there, and how did he die? Compare/contrast the importance of this discovery to Florence and to Lionel.

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