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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the blood belong do?

2. Who finds the strange thing in the library after the storm?

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

4. What is Mrs. Umey's profession?

5. What was the occupation of the person who was most afraid after seeing the ghost?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Duke's uncle die?

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

4. What does Virginia tell her husband when he asks what happened the day the ghost died?

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

6. Where do Mr. Otis and the Duke search for Virginia?

7. What does Cecil do after Virginia returns and shares her story?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Oscar Wilde. What are some of these symbols? How does their presence affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Oscar Wilde presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the book and write about their dual natures and how this duality affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear? How do they work together to propel the plot of the book?

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