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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 does the ghost plan to be for the twins on Friday?

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

3. What do the twins throw at the ghost the first time they see him?

4. What are the names of the Otis twins?

5. What does the Otis family do after they come to a strange conclusion about the strange thing in the library?

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

3. Why is Virginia so upset when the ghost kept reapplying the bloodstain in the library?

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

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

6. What do the Otises all respond to what Mrs. Umney says when she wakes up from her faint?

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

8. What does the ghost steal from Mr. Otis's room? Why?

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

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

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

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances. Compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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