THE CANTERVILLE GHOST BY OSCAR WILDE

A. Answer the following questions. Write the name of one character in each space.

1. Who offered the ghost oil for his chains?

2. Who lived in Canterville chase for hundreds of years?

3. Who fainted when a peal of thunder was heard?

4. Who loved playing tricks on the ghost?

5. Who was in love with Virginia?

6. Who helped the ghost find peace?

7. Who removed the blood stain from the library floor?

8. Who offered the ghost some medicine?

B. Read the following sentence and decide if they are true or false.

1. When Lord Canterville saw the ghost, he decided to leave Canterville Chase.

2. Mr. and Mrs. Otis were upset when Mrs. Umney told them about the ghost.

3. The first member of the family who saw the ghost was Mr. Otis.

4. The ghost stepped on the nutshells the twins had on the floor and fell down the stairs.

5. The twins were frightened when the ghost appeared as the Headless Earl.

6. The ghost used Virginia’s paints to replace the blood stain.

7. Virginia was afraid of the ghost.

8. There was prophecy about the ghost in the secret room.

9. Mr. Otis and Washington went to Ascot to look for Virginia.

10. Sir Simon had been starved to death by his wife’s brothers.

C. Complete the summary of the story using the sentences in the box.

a. only the daughter, Virginia, had never insulted him. b. however, the family were not afraid of ghosts. c. The house was called Canterville Chase and it was haunted. d. the ghost felt very insulted. e. Virginia Felt sorry for him and helped him die. f. it was the ghost of sir Simon de Canterville, who had murdered his wife.

An American Family bought a house in England. 1 ___________ a ghost had been three for hundreds of years. 2 ___________ The ghost tried to frighten the family several times. 3 ___________ the twins even played some nasty tricks on him. 4 ___________ He thought that the family did not respect him at all. 5 ___________ One day, Virginia met the ghost. He told her that he would find peace only if she cried and prayed for him. 5 ___________ so, the ghost found peace at last and Canterville Chase was no longer haunted.

D. Answer the following questions about the story.

1. Did you like the story? why/Why not?

2. Who do you think was the most interesting/amusing character of the story?

3. In your opinion, which was the most exciting/amusing/moving incident in the story?

4. If you had been a member of the Otis family how would you have behaved towards the ghost?

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