The Canterville Ghost

Questions

1. Who was Mr. Hiram B. Otis?

2. Where was The Canterville Ghost?
3. Name “The Otis’ family”.
4. Who was Mrs Ummey?
5. What was the red stain on the library floor?
6. That stain appeared again and again. What colors did appear?
7. Who was the Ghost?
8. Who killed him? Why?
9. What was the way for his death?
10. Name the tricks that “the twins” do to the ghost.
11. What did Virginia do to help the ghost?
12. Did the Otis family frightened of the ghost?

1- Mr. Hiram B. Otis was a rich American from New York, who came to live and
work in England. He Bought the Canterville chase.
2- The canterville Ghos was in the Canteville chase.
3- Mr. Hiram B Otis. His wife Lucretia, Three sons: the twins and Washington, and
his daughter Virginia.
4- Mrs Umney was the housekeeper, the only person who was living in the
canterville chase, after the Otis’ family.
5- The red stain on the library floor was blood of lady Eleanore, she was murdered
by her husband.
6- It was red, green, brown, blue, purple and bright green.
7- The ghost was Sir Simon de Canterville.
8- He murdered his wife in 1575, and then his wife’s brothers shut him in a room.
He was given no food. Sir Simon starved to death.
9- His wife’s brother shut him in a room with not food.
10- One night the ghost go up stair and In front of him was a round face with a
terrible mouth and burning eyes, it was a face of ghost. The canterville ghost
gave a shout and ran to his room, he felt very scared, but it was a pumpkin with
a candle inside it. The twins had put the head to scared him.  The ghost had
planned to scared the twins. But when he opened the door of their room a
heavy jug of water fell from the top of the door. The twins had played a trick on
him. He was soaked with water. The twins shouted and laughed.
11- She had to come with him into the darkness. Virginia wasn’t afraid. The wall
opened, Virgina and the ghost disappeared through the library wall. Virginia told
her family Sir Simon’s story and helped him found peace.
12- No, they didn’t