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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. Which of the following is NOT a nickname the ghost has been given in the past?
(a) Gaunt Gibeon.
(b) The Blood Sucker of Bexley Moore.
(c) Maroon Marauder.
(d) Red Reubon.

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

3. 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.

4. What does Mr. Otis say he will do if the chains wake him up again?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Lubricate them himself.
(c) Replace them with new ones.
(d) Take them away.

5. What has the ghost never failed to do before as a ghost?
(a) Scare people away.
(b) Deliver his message.
(c) Anger the people he is haunting.
(d) Terrify someone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the names of the Otis twins?

3. What sound wakes Mr. Otis up the first time he hears the ghost?

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

5. Which of the following animals do the Otises NOT see as they drive to their new house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Mr. Otis think Lord Canterville will want the jewels given to Virginia?

4. What does Mr. Otis think happened to Virginia when he first heard she is missing?

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

6. Why does Lord Canterville refuse to take the jewels that the ghost gave Virginia?

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

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

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

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

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