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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the ghost compete in when he was alive?
(a) Duels.
(b) Hunting competitions.
(c) Tournaments.
(d) Wrestling matches.

2. What does the family begin to believe after the strange thing in the library keeps reappearing?
(a) There is a hole in the roof.
(b) Mrs. Umney is playing a trick on them.
(c) There might be a ghost.
(d) The postman is delivering mail to the wrong place.

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

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

5. Where is Mr. Otis from?
(a) England.
(b) Canada.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

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

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

8. Who does the item that crashed in the hall belong to?
(a) Lord Canterville.
(b) The ghost's wife.
(c) Mr. Otis.
(d) The ghost.

9. What happens during the storm?
(a) The power goes out.
(b) The attic floods.
(c) A window breaks.
(d) Nothing.

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

11. What day of the week is the Otis family startled by a large crash in the hall?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tuesday.

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

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

14. What is knocked over to cause the large crash in the hall?
(a) A picture frame.
(b) A suit of armor.
(c) A chest of drawers.
(d) A large box.

15. How does Mr. Otis describe his wife?
(a) Good natured and sweet.
(b) Small and sickly.
(c) Beautiful and high maintenance.
(d) Good looking with good health.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is mysterious about the blood stain that Mrs. Otis finds?

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

5. What is the only thing the ghost leaves his room for in the few days after the crash in the hall?

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