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

2. What is the name of the house that Mr. Otis buys at the beginning of the book?
(a) Canterbury Castle.
(b) Canterville Chase.
(c) Cranburshire Cove.
(d) Castlewood Cross.

3. What is the only thing the ghost leaves his room for in the few days after the crash in the hall?
(a) The sunrise.
(b) The storm.
(c) The bloodstain.
(d) The sunset.

4. What do the twins throw at the ghost the first time they see him?
(a) A pillow.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Books.

5. What do the twins do when they see the ghost sitting injured in a chair?
(a) Shoot rubber bands at him.
(b) Get their pea shooters.
(c) Laugh at his pain.
(d) Throw pillows again.

6. What time does the Otis family return to their house after leaving when they come to a conclusion about the strange thing in the library?
(a) 10:00 pm.
(b) 11:00 pm.
(c) 8:00 pm.
(d) 9:00 pm.

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

8. Who proposes to Mr. Otis's daughter?
(a) The Earl of Westmore.
(b) The Duke of Cheshire.
(c) The Duke of Edrington.
(d) The Earl of Eastlake.

9. What scares the ghost when he is trying to scare Mrs. Otis?
(a) Virginia's stain remover.
(b) Mr. Otis's gun.
(c) A thunder clap.
(d) The twins.

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

11. 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 haunted.
(d) It is small and old.

12. Who finds the strange thing in the library after the storm?
(a) Stars.
(b) Mrs. Otis.
(c) Mrs. Umney.
(d) Washington.

13. Why does the ghost keep to his room for a few days after the crash in the hall?
(a) He is working on his plan.
(b) He is lubricating his chains.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is practicing other forms.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the owner's grand-aunt see in the house that frightens her?

3. Who did the blood belong do?

4. Who murdered the woman who caused the blood stain?

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

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