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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of weapon does the Ghost include in his Friday ensemble?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A guillotine.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A sword.

3. What is Mr. Otis's daughter good at doing?
(a) Riding.
(b) Reading.
(c) Reciting.
(d) Gardening.

4. What is Mr. Otis annoyed about the morning after his first encounter with the ghost?
(a) He did not come to breakfast as invited.
(b) He did not introduce himself.
(c) He did not accept the lubricant.
(d) He left very rudely.

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

6. What does the owner's grand-aunt see in the house that frightens her?
(a) A ghost in chains.
(b) Rivers of blood.
(c) A strange reflection.
(d) Two skeleton hands.

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

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

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

10. What does the ghost do with the item that Mr. Otis gives him?
(a) Rips it to shreds.
(b) Smashes it.
(c) Drinks it.
(d) Throws it out the window.

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

12. What causes Mrs. Umey to faint?
(a) The hoot of an owl.
(b) A thunder clap.
(c) A strange reflection.
(d) The sight of Mr. Otis.

13. Which of the following is NOT a reaction people have had when seeing the ghost?
(a) Having fits.
(b) Falling down stairs.
(c) Running out of the house.
(d) Fainting.

14. What item does Mr. Otis give the ghost the first time he sees him?
(a) Some window tape.
(b) A cup of water.
(c) A bottle of lubricator.
(d) A pillow.

15. What is the name of the man who is said to have murdered the person who caused the blood stain?
(a) Stephen.
(b) Sterling.
(c) Simon.
(d) Samuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is the strange thing in the library usually found?

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

3. What does the Otis family do after they come to a strange conclusion about the strange thing in the library?

4. Who does the ghost plan to be for the twins on Friday?

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

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