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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mr. Otis's only daughter?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Violet.

2. Where does Mr. Otis first see the ghost?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the tub.
(d) Outside his bedroom.

3. What is knocked over to cause the large crash in the hall?
(a) A large box.
(b) A picture frame.
(c) A chest of drawers.
(d) A suit of armor.

4. What does Mr. Otis say he will welcome to his new house?
(a) Historical background.
(b) A reputation.
(c) Privacy.
(d) The ghost.

5. Why does Mrs. Otis try to give the ghost a tincture?
(a) She knows he will like the taste.
(b) She thinks he is sick.
(c) She read that he liked it when he was alive.
(d) She knows it will make him quieter.

6. What is the name of the house that Mr. Otis buys at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cranburshire Cove.
(b) Castlewood Cross.
(c) Canterbury Castle.
(d) Canterville Chase.

7. Where does Mrs. Otis find a bloodstain in her new house?
(a) The hall.
(b) The library.
(c) The dining room.
(d) The kitchen.

8. What is mysterious about the blood stain that Mrs. Otis finds?
(a) It is a strange color.
(b) It gets bigger and smaller.
(c) It cannot be removed.
(d) It never lightens up.

9. Who murdered the woman who caused the blood stain?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her husband.

10. What do the Otises do to try and keep the blood stain from reappearing?
(a) Clean the stain.
(b) Lock the library.
(c) Keep the ghost busy.
(d) Put a rug over the stain.

11. What do the twins throw at the ghost the first time they see him?
(a) Grapes.
(b) Books.
(c) Rocks.
(d) A pillow.

12. What word does the author use to describe how the ghost looks?
(a) Scary.
(b) Angry.
(c) Pale.
(d) Refined.

13. Which of the following is NOT a nickname the ghost has been given in the past?
(a) Maroon Marauder.
(b) Gaunt Gibeon.
(c) The Blood Sucker of Bexley Moore.
(d) Red Reubon.

14. What is the only thing the ghost leaves his room for in the few days after the crash in the hall?
(a) The bloodstain.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) The sunset.
(d) The storm.

15. What is Mr. Otis's oldest son good at doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Otis's daughter doing when she is proposed to?

2. Why does the ghost keep to his room for a few days after the crash in the hall?

3. What time does the Otis family return to their house after leaving when they come to a conclusion about the strange thing in the library?

4. What did the person most scared of the ghost do?

5. What is the name of Mr. Otis's oldest son?

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