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

2. What happens to the sky as the Otises approach their new house?
(a) It is filled with billowing clouds.
(b) It becomes dark.
(c) It brightens up.
(d) It pours rain in one spot.

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

4. Who did the blood belong do?
(a) Eleanor Canterville.
(b) Eva Canterbury.
(c) Ellen Cambridge.
(d) Emma Canterville.

5. What does the family eat when they return to their house after coming to a conclusion about the strange thing in the library?
(a) A light supper.
(b) A large feast.
(c) Bread and wine.
(d) Cheese and crackers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week is the Otis family startled by a large crash in the hall?

2. For how many days does the strange thing in the library reappear?

3. Who gets upset about the reappearing blood stain?

4. How does the ghost escape from the twins when they first see him?

5. What is the name of the man who is said to have murdered the person who caused the blood stain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the oldest Otis son say when he is told the bloodstain cannot be cleaned?

2. How does the ghost plan to fulfill his duties after his Friday night plans fail?

3. What is the scariest part of the Friday night plan? Why?

4. What happened to the man who caused the bloodstain in the library?

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

6. What does Washington do after admitting that the ghost is real?

7. What happens during the funeral for the ghost?

8. When does Virginia wear her jewels? How are they received?

9. What does Mrs. Otis do after admitting that the ghost is real?

10. How does the Duke's uncle die?

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