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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the blood belong do?

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

3. Where is Mr. Otis from?

4. Why does the ghost keep to his room for a few days after the crash in the hall?

5. What does Mr. Otis ask the ghost to do when he first sees him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Virginia is found after all the efforts to search for her?

2. How does Virginia describe what she sees when she gets to the sewing room to fix her dress?

3. What does Mrs. Otis do after she sees the cause of the crash in the hall? How does the ghost respond to this?

4. What does the Otis family talk about at dinner after they admit that the ghost is real?

5. What does the ghost spend his night doing after his first encounter with the Otis family?

6. Why does nobody worry about Virginia when she does not come to tea?

7. What are some of the disguises the ghost has used in his haunting career?

8. What do the twins do when they see the ghost for the first time?

9. What does the ghost plan to do to get back at the twins for the pranks they pull after the failed Friday night?

10. How does the ghost ask Virginia to help him? Why?

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