Canterville Ghost and Other Stories Answer Key

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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories Book key 1 Ope pen na ans nsw wer erss 2 a Opena Openansw nswers ers b ambassador,ch ambassador,chiromantist,dean,duchess,duke, iromantist,dean,duchess,duke, lawyer,twins c carri carriage;a age;armour; rmour;swor sword;can d;candle dle 3 a Pinkerton’sWonderStainCleaner b Smith Smith’’sRisingSunOil c DrDobell’sMedicine d Gardener’ Gardener’sGrassGro sGrassGrower wer 4 a (fora (foranAme nAmerican rican):c, ):c,d,g,i d,g,i,j,k, ,j,k,n n b (foraBritishperson):a,b,e,f,h,l,m,o 5 a lar large gepil pillow lows s b peasf peasfrompe rompeashoot ashooters ers c They Theyputa putawhite whitesheet sheetanda andahollo hollowveg wvegetabl etableon eon it,soitlookslikeaghost. d st stri ring ngss e bu butt tter er f ab abuck ucket etof ofwat water er g BOO! 6 a LordC LordCantervi antervilleis lleistalki talkingab ngaboutth outtheCan eCanterville terville ghost. b WashingtonOtisistalkingaboutabloodstainon thelibraryfloor. c TheC TheCantervi antervilleG lleGhosti hostistalk stalkinga ingaboutt bouttheter heterrible rible modernAmericans,theOtisfamily. d VirginiaOtisisgivingadvicetotheghostabouther family. e TheC TheCantervi antervilleG lleGhost, host,SirS SirSimon imondeCan deCantervill terville, e, istalkingabouthiswife,LadyEleanorede Canterville.(Hekilledher!) f Thegh Theghostis ostistalki talkingab ngaboutth outtheGar eGardenof denofDeat Death. h. g MrsLucretiaOtisistalkingaboutherdaughter MrsLucretiaOtisistalkingaboutherdaughter, , Virginia,whohasreturnedtothefamilythrougha secretdoor. h Virginiaistalkingabouttheghost,whoisnow deadandrestsinpeace. i MrHiramOtisistalkingtoLordCantervilleabout thejewelsthattheghostgavetoVirginia. j Cecil,DukeofCheshire,istalkingtohiswife, Virginia,DuchessofCheshire.Heissayingthathe doesn’tneedtoknoweverythingaboutVirginia’s lifebeforetheirmarriage. 7 a Thegh Theghostpu ostputhis thisskelet skeletonhan onhandson dsonhersh hershoulder oulders. s. b Theghostsmiledatthemthroughthecurtainsof theirsmallbedroom. c Thegh Theghostkn ostknocked ockedathis athiswind windowwi owwithag thagreen reen hand. c Pearson Education Limited 2008

d Theghostburntthemarkofhisfiveskeleton fingersintoherwhiteskin. e Theg Theghost’ host’slaughfri slaughfrightene ghtenedthem dthem.. f Theg Theghosta hostappear ppearedas‘ edas‘Rupert RuperttheH theHeadles eadlessLor sLord’. d’. g Theg Theghosta hostappear ppearedas‘Th edas‘TheGho eGhostoft stoftheM heMoonlit oonlit Murderer’. 8 a Theg Theghostpl hostplanst anstomake omakeghost ghostnoises noisesathi athim,the m,then n cuthisownthroattothesoundoflowmusic. b Theghostplanstoplaceanice-coldhandonMrs Otis’sface. c Hepl Heplanst anstowhis owhisperth pertheterr eterribles iblesecret ecretsofd sofdeath eath intohisear. d Heplanstowhisperafewsoft‘Aaaaghs!’from behindthecurtains,orperhapsmakeafeverish movementoftheblanketwithhisghostlyfingers. e Heplanstostandbetweentheirbedsandappear likeagreen,icy-colddeadbody.Thenhewould throwoffthewhitesheetandmoveroundtheroom inhisfamous‘SkeletonDance’. 9–12 Openanswers 13 a Lady LadyWind Windermer ermere e b LordArthurSaville c MrPodgers d Duch Duchessof essofPa Paisley isley e Sir SirThoma Thomas s f SybilMerton g LadyC LadyClement lementina ina h LordS LordSurbi urbiton ton i Dean DeanofCh ofChiches ichester ter j Win Wincke ckelkop lkopf f 14 a 4 b 7 c 1 d 3 e 6 f 2 g 5 15 a TravellinginVenice-Ravenna-Venice b AtP AtPestleandHumbey estleandHumbey’’s c AtL AtLadyCl adyClement ementina ina’’shous shousee d AtSybilM d AtSybilMerton’ erton’shouse shouse e Athisclub f AtLadyWindermere AtLadyWindermere’’sparty g Ath Athomein omeinBelgr BelgraveS aveSquare quare 16 a Clock Clocksseem sseemaperf aperfectp ectplacef laceforhidi orhidingab ngabomb. omb. b RouvaloffisafriendofLordArthurSa RouvaloffisafriendofLordArthurSaville’ ville’s.He s.He knowsaboutbombsandwheretogetthem. c This Thisisthe isthefigu figureth rethatW atWincke inckelkopf lkopfputso putsonthe nthe topoftheclockwithabombinside.TheDeanof Chichesterandhisfamilythinkitisontheclock becauseoftheDean’sbook, What Is Liberty? d ThisistheamountofmoneythatLordArthur SavillepaysWinckelkopfformakingtheclock bomb. e JaneP JanePercyistheDeanofChichester’ ercyistheDeanofChichester’sdaughterand sdaughterand oneofLordArthurSaville’scousins.Heramusing lettergivesArthurtheinformationaboutthebomb. Itdidn’tworkandtheDeandidn’tdie.

The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories

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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories 17 a b c d

Theirfortunes,accordingtoMrPodgers Murder Poison Hetravelswithhisbrotherandwaitsfornewsof LadyClementina’sdeath. e Aclockbomb f LordArthurSavillethrowshimintotheriverand hedies. g ShethinksitissillyforLordArthurtobelievethat hishappinesscomesfromchiromancy. 18 Possibleanswers: a LadyWindermereiscleverandamusing.Sheis confidentandincontrol. b LordArthurisnotveryintelligentandrathersilly. Hebelievesinchiromancy.HemurdersMrPodgers becausehethinksthathebelievesinduty. 19–21 Openanswers 22 a Oxford b green c two d inacarriage e unmarriedandrich f doesn’tmeet g askhertomarryhim h herhandkerchief i no j London k three l pretendstohave 23 a Possibleanswers(allaboutherbeautyand/or mystery): LadyAlroyistallandbeautifulwithlonghairand largesecretiveeyes.Shewearsveryexpensiveclothes andlivesinthebestpartofLondon.Herfaceisfull ofmystery.Sheisabeautifulsphinx.AfterLord Murchisonseesher,hecan’tstopthinkingabout her.Sheislikesomethingfromadream.Whenhe visitsher,sheispleasantandmysterious. b –c Openanswers 24 a Hefeelspleasedtoseehisfriend,butheisanxious andworried. b Hefeelsthatheisfallinginlove. c Hefeelspleasedandexcited.Hefallsmadlyinlove withher. d Hefeelsunhappyandquiteconfused. e Hethinkssheisalwayspleasantbutmysterious.He lovesher,butthemysteryaroundherworrieshim andmakeshimangry. f Hefeelsconfused,andperhapsangry. g Hefeelscrazy–completelyoutofcontrol. h Hefeelsverysad.Heshutshimselfinhisrooms andseesnobodyfordays. i Hefeelsunsure,confusedandsad. 25–35 Openanswers

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Discussion activities key 1–5 Openanswers 6 Possibleanswers: a Theyhavealotofmoneytobuybighousesin Europeandeverythinginthem. b Theyarenotafraidofghosts.Theydonotbelieve inthem. c Theyhavepracticalsolutionsforallproblems. 7 Openanswers 8 Possibleanswers: • Washington:heplannedtomakeghostnoisesat himandcuthisownthroattothesoundoflow music. • TheAmbassadorandhiswife:hewouldplace anice-coldhandonherfaceandwhisperterrible secretsofdeathintohisear. • Thetwins:hewouldappearlikeagreenice-cold deadbodyinthemiddleoftheirbeds.Thenhe wouldmovearoundinhisSkeleton’sDance. Butnoneofthishappenedbecausehewasfrightened bya‘ghost’madebythetwins. 9–16 Openanswers 17 Possibleanswers: Examplesthatshowwhythisisa‘studyofduty’:Mr PodgersreadsLordArthur’shandandtellshimhewill commitamurder.SoLordArthur,whohasastrong senseofduty,setsouttokillsomeone.Thissenseof dutymakesLordArthurdoallsortsofthings:give LadyClementinapoisontocureherstomachache, sendaclockwithabombtotheDeanofChichester andwhenhefailstodohisduty,thatistosay,tokilla relative,inordertodohisdutyhethrowsMrPodgers intotheriver.Itisalsohisdutynottomarryuntilthis hasbeendone. 18 Openanswers 19 Possibleanswers: TheSphinxisanimageofalionwithahumanhead inEgyptianandGreekmythology.Thiswordisalso usedtodescribeamysteriousperson. 20 Openanswers 21 Possibleanswers: – WhenLordMurchisontoldherhehadseenher inBondStreet,LadyAlroybecamepaleand,ina lowvoice,askedhimnottotalksoloudly,asifshe didn’twantanyonetoknowshehadbeenthere. – Shespokeinalowvoice,asifafraidofsomething.


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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories – WhenLordMurchisonaskedifhecouldvisither, shelookedaroundtoseeifanyonehadheardhim. – WhenLordMurchisonvisitedheratthetimethey hadarranged,LadyAlroywasnotthere,shehad justgoneout. – LordMurchisongotaletterfromLadyAlroyasking himnottowritetoherhouseagain. – LadyAlroyaskedLordMurchisontosendher letterstotheWhitaker’sLibrarytoaMrsKnox. – LordMurchisonwaswalkingtoPiccadillyoneday andtookapoorlittlestreet.Justinfrontofhim wasLadyAlroy,herfacehiddenbyalargehat. Whenshecametoahouseshetookakeyfromher bagandwentin. 22–23 Openanswers

Activity worksheets key 1 a bloodstain b haunted c skeleton d Ambassador 2 a 3 b 3 c 7TheOtissaytheycomefromaverymodern country. d 3 3 MrsUmneylookedafterthehouse.(Aftershe fainted,)shegotaraiseinsalary. VirginiaOtiswaskindtotheghostandhelpedhim findpeace.Shegotvaluablejewelsasapresent. TheTwinslikedtoplaytricksonpeopleandwere oftenpunishedforit. TheDukeofCheshirewasinlovewiththeOtis daughter.Whentheymarried,heletherkeepher secret. SirSimonkilledhiswifeandafterwardsdisappeared mysteriously. 4 a Becausethesuitofarmourfelloffandhewasin pain. b Nobodywasafraidofhisnoisesorappearancenow. c Inthe‘GardenofDeath’. d Becauseshewasplain,shewasuglyandshecouldn’t cook. e Hewaslefttodieofhunger. 5 a 3 b 1 c 4 d 2


6 LadyWindermere:c;e LordArthurSaville:f;j;m;o;s MrPodgers:k;n;p;q;r Sir Thomas:a;d;h;i The Duchess: l;t 7 a Becauseallherguestsdidwhatshewantedthemto do. b BecauseLordArthurwouldsendhimachequeto hisoffice. c Becausehehadnorighttomarryheruntilafterthe murder. d Becausehehadtochoosewhohewouldkill. e Becausehewantedhertotakethepoison. 8 a 7TheyspenttwoweeksinVenice. b 3 c 3 d 7Theoldladydiedinhersleepafterdinnerwith theDuchess. e 3 f 7Shefounditbutdidnoteatit. g 7Hewasveryunhappybecausenowhehadtoplan anothermurder. 9 LadyAlroywasshorttallandbeautiful.Shehadlong hairandsmalllargesecretiveeyes.Thefaintsmile onthelipslookedverymuchlikethesmileofthe GreekEgyptianSphinx.Herhatsclotheslookedvery expensive. LadyAlroywasawidow:herhusbandhaddied,and shelivedinabeautifulhouseinthemostexpensive partofParisLondon. 10 a Becausehewasveryangryandwantedtogetaway. b AboutLadyAlroy’sdeath. c Becausehehaddoubts.Hewantedinformation. d Nobody. e Shehadnosecrets.Sheonlyrentedasittingroom toreadandkeepamystery. 11 a 3 b 3 c 7LadyAlroyaskedLordMurchisontosendletters toaMrsKnoxattheLibrary. d 7Hedecidedtoaskhertobehiswife,butheonly wroteaskinghertoseehimthefollowingMonday, atsixo’clock. e 3 12 Openanswers


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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories Progress test key 1 a 2 b 3 c 1 d 3 e 2 2 a True. b True. c False.TheGhostaskedhertoprayforhimtosleep andhavepeace. d True. e False.ShewentwiththeGhostnearthechurch andshedidnotcomebackfortea.Herfamilywas worried. 3 a 4 b 7 c 1 d 6 e 3 f 8 g 5 h 2 4 LordArthurSavillewasaffectedbyLadyClementina’s deathandheblamedLadyWindermereMrPodgers forherdeath.Beforeshedied,LadyClementinamade herwill:sheleftherLondonhouseandallherhats furnituretoLordArthur.


OnedayLordArthurandSybilweresortingburning oldpapersinLadyClem’shousewhenSybilfounda littlegoldsilverbox.Shelovedthelittleboxandasked Arthurifshecouldhaveitandifshecoulddestroy eatthesweetinthebox.Arthurwentwhite:Lady Clementinaneveratethecapsulewiththeaconitine liquid.Shehaddiedanaturaldeath! 5 a LadyAlroy’sface. b LadyAlroyandLordMurchison. c LadyAlroy’shandkerchief. d LadyAlroy’sletter. e ThesittingroomwhichLadyAlroyrentedin CumnorStreet.


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