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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Virginia able to do when the ghost takes her hand?
(a) See into the spirit world.
(b) See what he sees.
(c) Understand his past.
(d) Walk through a wall.

2. How does Virginia get to the place where she plans to fix her dress?
(a) The front entrance.
(b) The back stairs.
(c) The ladder.
(d) The servant's entrance.

3. Why does the ghost say he killed his wife?
(a) She was a bad wife.
(b) She was a bad cook.
(c) She was plain.
(d) She was unfaithful.

4. Which of the following is NOT a sound heard before Virginia reappears?
(a) A scream.
(b) A loud crash.
(c) Strange music.
(d) Thunder.

5. When does the ghost plan to appear in the oriel window?
(a) The first and third Wednesday of the month.
(b) Every Tuesday.
(c) The fourth Thursday and Friday of the month.
(d) The second and fourth Saturday of the month.

6. What does Virginia threaten to do when the ghost is rude to her?
(a) Get a priest to exorcise the ghost.
(b) Lock the library.
(c) Take back her paints.
(d) Ask the twins to stay home.

7. Where does the ghost hide when he gets scared on September 19th?
(a) The ice box.
(b) A liquor cabinet.
(c) The stove.
(d) The toilet.

8. What was the Duke's Great Uncle said to be doing when he died?
(a) Digging his own grave.
(b) Praying.
(c) Trying to vanquish the ghost.
(d) Playing cards with the ghost.

9. What does the ghost say he does not have?
(a) Faith.
(b) Hope.
(c) Belief.
(d) Endurance.

10. What does the ghost give Virginia before she returns?
(a) A treasure map.
(b) Jewels.
(c) A history.
(d) A promise.

11. What does Mr. Otis do after seeing that the people he allowed to stay on his land have left?
(a) Calls the authorities.
(b) Cries.
(c) Faints.
(d) Tracks them.

12. What is the place called where the ghost can get his final rest?
(a) The Garden of Death.
(b) The Resting Place.
(c) The Place of Death.
(d) The Garden of Peace.

13. What news does Virginia bring about the ghost when she is found?
(a) He has moved.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is in anguish.
(d) He will keep haunting them.

14. Where does the ghost plan to make a weekly appearance?
(a) The library.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The attic.
(d) The corridor.

15. What does the ghost tell Virginia he would not like?
(a) The country.
(b) America.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Otis allow to stay on his land?

2. What kind of girl does the prophecy say has to help the ghost?

3. What does someone say on September 19th that scares the ghost?

4. What does the ghost dress up as on September 19th?

5. How does the ghost feel about Virginia?

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