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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 Mr. Otis ask the ghost to do when he first sees him?
(a) Fix the broken window.
(b) Not wake his wife.
(c) Use lubricator on his chains.
(d) Remain in the attic until morning.

2. What does Mr. Otis do after speaking to the ghost for the first time?
(a) Goes to sleep.
(b) Faints.
(c) Reads a book.
(d) Laughs.

3. What does the ghost plan to put on Mrs. Otis's head on Friday?
(a) A clammy hand.
(b) His wife's heart.
(c) A live snake.
(d) His pistol.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Otis told not to buy the house at the beginning of the book?

2. How does the ghost escape from the twins when they first see him?

3. What has the ghost never failed to do before as a ghost?

4. What does the ghost plan to do in front of Washington on Friday?

5. How old is Mr. Otis's daughter?

(see the answer key)

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