Questions and Answers
Who bought Canterville Chase?
Mr. Otis
What kept reappearing on the floor despite being cleaned?
A blood stain
Who tried using Paragon Detergent to clean the stain?
Washington Otis
What did Mrs. Otis express her intention of joining?
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Who prepared a letter to Messrs Myers and Podmore?
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During what time of the day did the family go out to drive?
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At what time did the family return home?
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With whom did the conversation compare Miss Fanny Devonport?
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What was one of the topics of the family’s conversation over supper?
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Who was the ghost haunting Canterville Chase?
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Study Notes
The Canterville Ghost
- 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.
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Description
A spooky tale of an American family's encounter with a ghost in an English manor. Test your knowledge of Oscar Wilde's famous short story.