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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 room does the group begin working on the morning after Florence's attack?
2. What does Lionel say the radiation of light negates?
3. How much did Lionel's machine cost to build?
4. What does Lionel say caused Edith's amorous attention toward Ben?
5. What happens when Lionel checks the Reversor after Ben leaves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Daniel tell Florence that Lionel's machine will do? What does he tell her he needs in order to leave?
2. Why is Florence's sitting after finding Daniel Belasco so important?
3. 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?
4. At 6:47 a.m. on December 23, 1970, Florence once again seems to be the victim of the ghost's violence. Her scream cuts the early morning air. What happens to her, and what are her companions' opinions of the incident?
5. On what does Lionel blame Edith's overtly sexual behavior toward Ben?
6. 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?
7. What is the operating premise of the Reversor?
8. What happens forty-five minutes after Lionel starts the Reversor, and why does he tell Ben that he needs Ben's presence in the house?
9. From what does Lionel say that ecotoplasm derives, and from what does he say it is?
10. What is Ben's reaction to Lionel's accusation that Deutsch is wasting one-third of his money?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Rolf Rudolph Deutsch is a rich man with one wish left in life: to know if life after death exists. Why do you think he chose the Belasco house as his subject rather than some other location? What do you think led him to his choice of a physicist to lead the team rather than a paranormal expert? Cite examples from the text to support your explanation.
Essay Topic 2
Hell House destroyed one group of analysts 30 years before, leaving only a fifteen-year-old medium as a survivor, badly scarring him physically and mentally. Benjamin Fischer is now choosing to once again enter the place that almost killed him. What do you think his motivation is for joining the group in the latest exploration of Hell House?
Essay Topic 3
How is Florence so easily fooled into giving in to (what she thinks is) Daniel Belasco? What are her motivations? How does she think her self-sacrifice will save Daniel from everlasting torment in Hell House? Cite examples from the text.
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