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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the ghost feel after his first conversation with Mr. Otis?
(a) Sad.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Confused.
(d) Angry.

4. What is the name of Mr. Otis's oldest son?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Adams.
(c) Washington.
(d) Hamilton.

5. When was the problem with the house first noticed?
(a) 1599.
(b) 1699.
(c) 1684.
(d) 1584.

6. What is mysterious about the blood stain that Mrs. Otis finds?
(a) It gets bigger and smaller.
(b) It cannot be removed.
(c) It never lightens up.
(d) It is a strange color.

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

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

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

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

11. What is Mrs. Umey's profession?
(a) Gardener.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Messenger.
(d) Cook.

12. 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 accept the lubricant.
(c) He left very rudely.
(d) He did not introduce himself.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the ghost compete in when he was alive?

2. What word does the author use to describe how the ghost looks?

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

4. Who tells Mr. Otis not to buy the house at the beginning of the book?

5. What does the family begin to believe after the strange thing in the library keeps reappearing?

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