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THE CANTERVILLE

GHOSTby

OSCAR WILDE

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

Hiram Otis, the American embassador, buys Canterville Chase, Lord’s Canterville’s English county mansion, and moves there with his family. But they must share the house with the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville –bloodstains, noisy chains and all. However, the Otises are modern Americans – they don’t believe in ghosts- and their mission is to show Sir Simon exactly that. Only young Virginia feels sorry for the ghost and goes on a dangerous journey to help him find peace. Can she really help him?

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

Oscar Wilde (Dublin, October 16th,1854 – Paris, November 30th,1900) was an Irish author, playwright, essayist and poet. He is known for his short children story “The Happy Prince” (1819), the play “The Importance of Being Earnest” and the The Picture of Dorian Gray. (1890)

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 1 & 2

1. The Canterville Ghost always appeared ___ of the death of somebody in the Canterville family.

a. beforeb. afterc. at the time2. The ghost touched the ___ of

Lord Canterville’s aunt.a. faceb. shoulderc. hand3. ___ doesn’t believe in ghosts.a. Mrs Umneyb. Lord Cantervillec. Mr Otis

4. ___ first appeared at Canterville Chase in 1584.

a. Washington Otisb. Sir Simon’s ghostc. Lord Canterville5. According to Lord Canterville,

Americans are very ___.a. gentleb. practicalc. honest6. The Otises took the ___ to

Cantervillea. trainb. boatc. bus

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 1 & 2

7. The twins were the ___ of the Otis children.

a. youngestb. quietestc. most attractive8. The atmosphere inside

Canterville Chase was a little ___.

a. frighteningb. tranquilc. lovely

9. Virginia noticed some strange writing on the library ___.

a. wallb. doorc. window10. Sir Simon killed Lady

Eleanore in the ___.a. gardenb. fireplacec. garden

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 3 & 4

1. Sir Simon killed his wife and then ___.

a. disappearedb. went to prisonc. died2. According to Mrs Umney, it was

___ to remove the bloodstain from the library floor.

a. possibleb. impossiblec. easy3. ___ cleaned the stain with

Pinkerton’s Champion stain Remover.

a. Mrs Otisb. Mrs Umneyc. Washington

4. Mrs Umney heard the ghost’s chains and was ___.

a. nervousb. surprisedc. happy5. The ghost didn’t ___ Mr Otis.a. frightenb. seec. hear5. The bloodstain on the library

floor appeared ___.a. only three timesb. again and againc. every afternoon

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 3 & 4

7. The stain ___ the Otis family.

a. worriedb. frightenedc. fascinated8. In the night, Mr Otis

heard a noise. It came from ___.

a. the corridorb. his roomc. the library

9. Mr Otis took a bottle from his bedroom’s ___.

a. cupboardb. shelfc. table

10. The Canterville Ghost had dark ___ under his eyes.

a. linesb. circlesc. marks

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 5 & 6

1. The ghost’s clothes were ___.

a. old and dirtyb. clean and elegantc. heavy2. Mr Otis left a bottle of ___ on

a table for the ghost.a. waterb. medicinec. lubricator3. The Canterville Ghost was

___ Mr Otis.a. afraid ofb. furious withc. happy with

4. The twins threw a ___ at the ghost.

a. pillow b. tablec. bottle5. The ghost thought the Otis

family were ___.a. insultingb. funnyc. Silent6. The ghost went to a room at

the back of the house and thought about ___.

a. Virginiab. his past victimsc. the stain

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 5 & 6

7. The twins ___ at the Canterville Ghost.

a. shoutedb. shot peasc. threw a bottle8. The ghost tried to

frighten the Otis family with his ___.

a. demonic laughb. big, black dogc. suit of armour

9. ___ gave the ghost a bottle of medicine.

a. Mrs Otisb. Washingtonc. Mr Otis

10. The Canterville Ghost was frustrated and he ___.

a. disappearb. run downtairsc. left the house

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 7 & 8

1. The ghost felt weak and stayed in his room for ___.

a. a few weeksb. a few daysc. one week2. The ghost wore a big hat and a

long ___.a. shirtb. coatc. cape3. A storm started and the

weather was ___ for his plan.

a. perfectb. badc. terrible

4. The ghost decided not to frighten ___ very much.

a. Virginiab. Washingtonc. Mrs Otis

5. The ghost planned to transform into a ___ to frighten the twins.

a. skeletonb. daggerc. monster

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 7 & 8

6. The Canterville Ghost was frigthened of the ___.

a. fireb. other ghostc. dark7. The Canterville Ghost was ___

because of the twins’ trick.a. furiousb. happyc. sad8. The ghost fell over the ___

across the corridor all the time.

a. bucketb. cordsc. stairs

9. The ghost removed his ___ and tried to frighten the twins.

a. Armb. Headc. eye10. The ghost had a

temperature because a ___ fell on him.

a. bucketb. cupboardc. dagger

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 9 & 10

1. The ghost room was at the ___ of the house.

a. cornerb. frontc. back2. Virginia ___ the Canterville

Ghost.a. hatedb. felt sorry forc. hurt3. According to Virginia, the

ghost did something very ___.

a. honestb. cruelc. gentle

4. Virginia was angry because the ghost ___ her family.

a. insultedb. torturedc. stole5. Virginia ___ the

bloodstain on the library floor wasn’t real.

a. didn’t knowb. suspectedc. knew

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 9 & 10

6. It was impossible for the ghost to ___.

a. sleepb. paintc. sing7. A ___ sang all night in the

Garden of Death.a. birdb. young girlc. frightening ghost8. The ghost needed Virginia’s

help to find ___.a. the angelb. peacec. the prophecy

9. The prophecy on the library window was about ___.

a. Lady Eleanoreb. Virginiac. Lord Canterville10. Virginia must ___ the

Angel of Death to help the ghost.

a. repairb. meetc. kill

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 11 & 12

1. There was an old ___on the other side of the ghost’s room.

a. jugb. bowlc. tapestry2. The wall disappeared and Virginia

entered a ___.a. big caveb. long corridorc. small room3. Mrs Otis became worried because

Virginia didn’t appeared for ___.a. afternoon teab. breakfastc. lunch

4. Mr Otis went to the ___ to look for Virginia.

a. libraryb. gardenc. train station5. At midnight, Virginia

appeared from a ___ on the wall.

a. tapestryb. coffinc. panel

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Chapters 11 & 12

6. Virginia took her family to ___ Sir Simon.

a. meetb. helpc. say goodbye to7. The Otises entered a room with

a ___ on the floor.a. boxb. torchc. skeleton8. Sir Simon ___ in the small

room.a. diedb. sleptc. lived

9. The Angel of Death ___ Sir Simon.

a. killedb. forgave c. hurt10. The ___ was the same

as the ghost’s description of the Garden of Death.

a. funeral processionb. cemeteryc. secret corridor

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Final check

1. Nobody wanted to live at Canterville Chase because of ___.

a. Lord Cantervilleb. Lady Eleanorec. The Canterville Ghost2. There was a red ___ on the library

floor.a. bottleb. bookc. bloodstain3. The Canterville Ghost was a ___

man.a. youngb. oldc. funny

4. The bloodstain on the library floor started to change ___.

a. colourb. shapec. size5. The ghost wanted to

transform into a big, black dog to frighten ___.

a. Mrs Otisb. Washingtonc. George and Lincoln

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST Final check

6. The ghost hated the Otises and their strange American ___.

a. productsb. clothes c. food7. The twins appeared as a ___ to

frighten Sir Simon.a. skeletonb. green manc. ghost8. Virginia was angry because the

ghost stole her ___.a. paintsb. horsec. sandwich

9. The ghost convinced Virginia to help him find ___.

a. his wifeb. peacec. love10. Virginia ___ at Sir

Simon’s funeral.a. laughedb. sangc. cried

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By Conchi Murillo.-FEBRUARY 2016-