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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the ghost been dead?
(a) 200 years.
(b) 250 years.
(c) 350 years.
(d) 300 years.

2. Which of the following animals do the Otises NOT see as they drive to their new house?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Birds.
(d) Owls.

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

4. What did the person most scared of the ghost do?
(a) Slit his wrists.
(b) Jumped out a window.
(c) Hung himself.
(d) Shot himself.

5. What has the ghost never failed to do before as a ghost?
(a) Anger the people he is haunting.
(b) Deliver his message.
(c) Scare people away.
(d) Terrify someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the house that Mr. Otis buys at the beginning of the book?

2. Who proposes to Mr. Otis's daughter?

3. For how many days does the strange thing in the library reappear?

4. What does the ghost consider himself?

5. How does Mr. Otis describe his wife?

(see the answer key)

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