Comprehension Test: The Canterville Ghost Name: 1) CHARACTERS: Match the characters to their description. a. !. c. d. e. '. %. h. Hiram B.

tis "ord Canterville "#cretia $ashin%ton &ir%inia Mrs. (mne) "ad) Eleanore de Canterville Sir Simon de Canterville 1. *. -. .. /. 0. the %host Mr. tis+ ,i'e Mr. tis+ eldest da#%hter Mr. tis+ eldest son a rich American the previo#s o,ner o' Canterville Chase 1. the ,oman ,ho ,as m#rdered !) her h#s!and 2. the ho#se3eeper

*) 4" T: Choose the correct option. 1. $ho is the a#thor o' the stor)5 a. Gaston "ero#6. !. $illiam Sha3espeare. c. scar $ilde. *. $hat ,as Hiram B. tis nationalit)5 a. He ,as British. !. He ,as American. c. He ,as Canadian. -. $here did Hiram B. a. 7n "ondon. !. 7n Ne, 8or3. c. #tside "ondon. tis $ant to live5

.. $hat 3ind o' a ho#se ,as Canterville Chase5 a. 7t ,as a !i% modern ho#se. !. 7t ,as a small ho#se near "ondon. c. 7t ,as an old co#ntr) ho#se. /. $h) didn+t "ord Canterville ,ant to live in the ho#se5 a. Beca#se it ,as too old. !. Beca#se he had a ho#se in "ondon. c. Beca#se there ,as a %host. 0. $as Hiram B. tis a'raid o' %hosts5 a. 8es9 he ,anted "ord Canterville to ta3e the %host a,a). !. No9 he said he did not !elieve in %hosts.

c. No9 he said he li3ed meetin% %hosts. 1. Ho, man) children did Mr. tis have5 a. He had 'o#r children. !. He had t,in sons and a da#%hter. c. He had t,o da#%hters and t,o sons. 2. &ir%inia ,as... a. 'i'teen ,ith !l#e e)es. !. 'i'teen ,ith !ro,n e)es. c. si6teen ,ith !l#e e)es. :. The t,ins li3ed pla)in%... a. 'oot!all. !. cards. c. tric3s. 1;. a. !. c. 11. a. !. c. 1*. a. !. c. 1-. a. !. c. 1.. a. !. c. 1/. a. !. c. $hat did the tises 'ind on the li!rar) 'loor5 A !lood<stain. A !oo3. A pict#re. $hat did $ashin%ton do5 He too3 a pict#re o' it. He removed it. He didn+t pa) attention to it. Ho, did the %host die5 He had an accident. He ,as starved to death. He 3illed himsel'. Ho, did the %host 'eel5 Happ). (nhapp). H#n%r). $here did the %host ,ant to %o5 To another co#ntr). To the pool in the %arden. To the Garden o' =eath. $hat did &ir%inia have to do to help the %host5 She had to cr). She had to sin%. She had to dance.

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$hat did the %host %ive &ir%inia5 A !o6 o' >e,els. Mone). A !ottle o' per'#me. $hat did the tises do ,ith the !od) o' Sir Simon5 The) !#ried it. The) thre, it a,a). The) !#rnt it.

rder the events.

???. The tises !#ried the s3eleton o' Sir Simon de Canterville. ???. Ever) da) the !lood<stain reappeared. ???. The %host replied that he ,anted to rest in a %arden o' peace in the ,oods. ???. B#t the 'amil) ,as not a'raid o' the %host. ???. The tis 'amil) moved into Canterville Chase. ???. &ir%inia as3ed ho, she co#ld help the %host. ???. The %host told her he had not slept 'or three h#ndred )ears. ???. &ir%inia spo3e to the %host into the dar3ness. ???. The %host tried to 'ri%hten the 'amil). ???. The tis 'amil) co#ldn+t 'ind &ir%inia ever),here. ???. $ashin%ton tis cleaned the !lood<satin in the li!rar)9 and Mrs. (mne) 'ainted. .) THE @(NERA" @ S7R S7M N THE CANTER&7""E: Complete the %aps. (se each ,ord in the !o6 once. trees 9 !#ried9 %host9 !od)9 !rothers9 room9 son%9 starved9 %rave9 )ears9 peace9 %iven9 later9 m#rdered9 sin%9 '#neral AThis is the ??????.. o' Sir Simon de CantervilleB9 said &ir%inia. He ??????.. his ,i'e in 1/1/. Then his ,i'e+s ??????.. sh#t him in this ??????.. . He ,as ??????.. no 'ood. Sir Simon ??????.. to death. His ??????.. ,as in this ho#se 'or three h#ndred ??????.. . B#t no, he has 'o#nd??????. . There ,as a ??????.. 'o#r ni%hts ??????.. . The tises ??????.. the !od) o' Sir Simon de Canterville in a ??????.. amon% the ??????.. . A ni%htin%ale !e%an to ??????.. . The !ird+s s,eet ??????.. ,as !ea#ti'#l and sad.