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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 proposes to Mr. Otis's daughter?

2. What is Mr. Otis annoyed about the morning after his first encounter with the ghost?

3. What did the person most scared of the ghost do?

4. What do the Otises do to try and keep the blood stain from reappearing?

5. What kind of flooring is in the hall where the crash happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does nobody worry about Virginia when she does not come to tea?

2. What happens when the ghost tries to curse the Otis Family?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the Duke's uncle die?

9. What causes Mrs. Umney to faint?

10. What happens when Virginia is found after all the efforts to search for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

England and America are contrasted a few times in this book. Choose a character and write about how that character felt about America and England, and why they felt this way.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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