The Canterville Ghost Quiz & Flashcards PDF

Who bought Canterville Chase?

What kept reappearing on the floor despite being cleaned?

Who tried using Paragon Detergent to clean the stain?

What did Mrs. Otis express her intention of joining?

Who prepared a letter to Messrs Myers and Podmore?

During what time of the day did the family go out to drive?

At what time did the family return home?

With whom did the conversation compare Miss Fanny Devonport?

What was one of the topics of the family’s conversation over supper?

Who was the ghost haunting Canterville Chase?

Mr. Otis, a wealthy American, buys Canterville Chase, a haunted manor, despite warnings from others.
The ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville, an English nobleman, tries to frighten the Otis family.
On the second morning, the Otis family finds a terrible blood stain on the floor, which reappears on the third morning despite the library being locked.
The whole family becomes interested in the ghostly phenomenon, and Mr. Otis starts to suspect the existence of ghosts.
Mrs. Otis considers joining the Psychical Society, and Washington prepares a letter to experts on the subject of the Permanence of Sanguineous Stains when connected with Crime.
The family goes out for a drive on a warm and sunny day and returns home at 9 pm, discussing ordinary conversation topics such as the superiority of Miss Fanny Devonport over Sarah Bernhardt and the difficulty of obtaining green corn.
The conversation does not turn to ghosts, but the objective existence of phantasmata is removed forever.