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The Canterville Ghost

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  • What happened to Sir Simon after he killed his wife?
    He disappeared nine years later
  • Who wrote the story?
    Oscar Wilde
  • Why didn't Mr Otis believe in the ghost?
    Because he was American, he came from a modern country that had everything Europe had, and there were no ghosts there, so there must be no gosts here.
  • What did Washington use to clean the blood stain?
    He used a stain remover from the USA
  • Why did the family organise a funeral?
    To say goodbye to the ghost
  • What happened the first time the twins saw the ghost?
    They threw pillows at him
  • What did Mr Otis give the ghost?
    He gave him a bottle of oil for his chains
  • Where did the ghost first appear?
    He first appeared outside Mr Otis' bedroom
  • How did Mr Otis feel when he saw the ghost?
    He was annoyed because of the noise of the chains
  • Who killed his wife in the house?
    Sir Simon de Canterville killed his wife Lady Eleanor de Canterville
  • What did Virginia show her family?
    A secret room where Sir Simon died
  • What did the ghost plan to do?
    He tried to scare the family wearing a suit of armour
  • What did the family find in the library?
    A blood stain
  • how did the ghost feel after the twins threw pillows at him?
    He felt frustrated and angry
  • What kind of tricks did the twins play on the ghost?
    They made him trip on a piece of string,they put butter at the top of the stairs, they made a bucket of water fall on his head...
  • Did the ghost's plan to scare the family wearing a sheet over his head work? Why?
    No, because they made a fake ghost that scared him!
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