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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. What word does the author use to describe how the ghost looks?

2. Where is Mr. Otis from?

3. Where does Mr. Otis first see the ghost?

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

5. What is Mr. Otis's daughter good at doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Virginia do when she tears her dress?

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

3. What happens when Virginia Otis wins a horse race?

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

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

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

7. What does Mrs. Umney say when she wakes from her faint?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters? How do their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Are these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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