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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the ghost plan to do in front of Washington on Friday?
(a) Laugh menacingly.
(b) Change his shape.
(c) Stab himself 3 times.
(d) Sing a song.

2. What is the ghost trying to do when the crash in the hall happened?
(a) Make a loud crash.
(b) Load his pistol.
(c) Wear his suit of armor.
(d) Find some more dye.

3. What does Mr. Otis say he will do if the chains wake him up again?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Replace them with new ones.
(c) Take them away.
(d) Lubricate them himself.

4. Who tells Mr. Otis not to buy the house at the beginning of the book?
(a) His wife.
(b) His children.
(c) His parents.
(d) His friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Otis do after speaking to the ghost for the first time?

2. What do the twins throw at the ghost the first time they see him?

3. What causes Mrs. Umey to faint?

4. What is the name of the house that Mr. Otis buys at the beginning of the book?

5. Who finds the strange thing in the library after the storm?

(see the answer key)

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