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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. Who does Daniel say is responsible for the attack on Lionel in the steam room?

2. What does Daniel tell Florence that the Reversor will do to him?

3. What happens when Ben tries to tell Lionel that Edith is being affected by the house and should leave?

4. While Edith is lying awake, why does she think Lionel has fastened her wrist to the bed?

5. How is Lionel killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the words Florence repeats over the body of Daniel Belasco at his funeral, and what is their purpose?

2. What is the operating premise of the Reversor?

3. From what does Lionel say that ecotoplasm derives, and from what does he say it is?

4. 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?

5. Ben finally begins to agree with Florence about the entity haunting Hell House. Who does Florence think it is, and what do they believe is the spirit's purpose for haunting?

6. What happens when Florence attacks Edith, and what secret does Florence reveal about Edith's childhood?

7. Ben and Lionel believe that Florence has created the ghost of Daniel Belasco. Florence vehemently denies this until she is struck with a sudden, painful memory. What is that memory, and who has she come to believe the ghost of Daniel Belasco really is?

8. What does Daniel make Florence do after he forces her to wet the bed? How does Florence regain some control?

9. 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?

10. What does Daniel tell Florence that Lionel's machine will do? What does he tell her he needs in order to leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Reverend Florence Tanner is the spiritualist in the group. Upon the initial exploration of Hell House, she is unable to enter the chapel, which should be a place of peace and serenity. Why is Florence repelled by the chapel? What other place in the house makes her feel the same way? Why do you think she fears these rooms? What significance does this have later in the story? Cite examples from the text.

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