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

2. Why is Mr. Otis told not to buy the house at the beginning of the book?

3. What word does Mr. Otis use to describe his twin boys?

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

5. How long does the storm last?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the ghost say his existence consists of? How does Virginia respond to this?

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

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

4. How is the marriage between Cecil and Virginia received?

5. Why does the ghost decide to talk to the thing that interrupts his plan to scare Washington?

6. How does the ghost pan to scare Virginia in his Friday plan?

7. Why does the ghost think he could fit inside the suit of armor in the hall?

8. What are the names of the Otis children? What does this signify?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair is an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by despair? How does this change the course of the plot branches they are involved in?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships? How does their inclusion in this play affect the outcome of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Umney is a minor character in this book that made a huge impact on the plot. How does she accomplish this? How would the plot have been altered had she not been included in the story line?

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