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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Mr. Otis told not to buy the house at the beginning of the book?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) It is small and old.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It is far from town.

5. What is found in the library after the storm?
(a) A new picture.
(b) A dead crow.
(c) A death certificate.
(d) The blood stain.

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

7. How does the ghost escape from the twins when they first see him?
(a) He floats through the ceiling.
(b) He disappears.
(c) He vanishes through a wall.
(d) He sinks through the floor.

8. What time of day is the strange thing in the library usually found?
(a) Evening.
(b) Afternoon.
(c) Morning.
(d) Midnight.

9. What does the Otis family do after they come to a strange conclusion about the strange thing in the library?
(a) They go for a walk.
(b) They hire a new housekeeper.
(c) They go for a drive.
(d) They go to church.

10. What does Mr. Otis say about the twins throwing pillows at the ghost?
(a) It is funny.
(b) It is rude.
(c) It is a natural reaction.
(d) It is unneccessary.

11. What does Mr. Otis say he does not believe in?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Pergatory.
(c) Democracy.
(d) God.

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

13. What sound wakes Mr. Otis up the first time he hears the ghost?
(a) Scratches on wood.
(b) Maniacal laughing.
(c) Clanging metal.
(d) Howling.

14. What is Mr. Otis's profession?
(a) Minister.
(b) Contractor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Mechanic.

15. What does the ghost turn into to frighten Mrs. Otis?
(a) A black bear.
(b) A black dog.
(c) A black snake.
(d) A black spider.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange color does the blood stain appear to be one day?

2. What kind of weapon does the Ghost include in his Friday ensemble?

3. What time does Mr. Otis wake up the first time he hears the ghost?

4. What word does Mr. Otis use to describe his twin boys?

5. What scares the ghost when he is trying to scare Mrs. Otis?

(see the answer keys)

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