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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. Why is Mr. Otis told not to buy the house at the beginning of the book?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) It is small and old.
(c) It is haunted.
(d) It is far from town.

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

3. What does the ghost plan to do in front of Washington on Friday?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Laugh menacingly.
(c) Change his shape.
(d) Stab himself 3 times.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of weapon does the Ghost include in his Friday ensemble?

4. What does Mr. Otis say he does not believe in?

5. What does the family eat when they return to their house after coming to a conclusion about the strange thing in the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lord Canterville say might happen if he takes the jewels from Virginia?

2. What does the ghost say when Virginia reprimands him for killing his wife?

3. How does Mr. Otis feel when Virginia is found? Why?

4. What pranks do the twins play on the ghost after his Friday night plan fails?

5. What does Virginia show her family when she returns to them?

6. What does Washington do when the stain in the library keeps reappearing?

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

8. What happens when the ghost is about to begin his plan to scare Washington on Friday?

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

10. What does Mr. Otis do when the ghost's chains wake him up?

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