The Canterville Ghost quiz · 10 questions on Oscar Wilde's classic

Question 1 of 10

Who buys Canterville Chase at the start of the story?

A young English lordAn American minister and his familyA society of ghost huntersThe narrator's aunt

Question 2 of 10

What does Washington Otis use on the bloodstain in the library?

Salt and cold waterPinkerton's Champion Stain RemoverA silver knifeNothing, he paints over it

Question 3 of 10

What does Mr Otis offer the ghost when his chains clank in the corridor?

A pair of slippersRising Sun Lubricator for the chainsA room downstairsA written apology

Question 4 of 10

What is the ghost's name?

Sir Simon de CantervilleLord Canterville the ElderSir Hiram OtisThe Duke of Cheshire

Question 5 of 10

How did the ghost himself die?

He fell from the towerHis wife's brothers starved him to deathHe was hanged for treasonHe drowned in the lake

Question 6 of 10

How do the Otis twins treat the ghost?

They hide from himThey ambush him with pea-shooters and trapsThey try to speak with him kindlyThey tell their father at once

Question 7 of 10

Which member of the family finally pities the ghost?

Mrs OtisVirginiaWashingtonThe twins

Question 8 of 10

According to the prophecy on the library window, what will set the ghost free?

A priest's blessingA prayer won from a golden girlThe sale of the houseThe burning of his portrait

Question 9 of 10

What sign shows that the ghost has finally found rest?

The clock stops at midnightThe old almond tree blossomsThe bloodstain turns whiteA bell rings by itself

Question 10 of 10

Whom does Virginia marry at the end?

A country doctorThe young Duke of CheshireNobody, she stays at homeA cousin from America