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1. 1.

   He did not see how he could honorably escape his obligations.

   1. What obligations or regular duties did the ghost have?
   2. Why did he not want to be seen or heard while doing these duties?
   3. What did he use in order not to be heard?
2. 2.

   This last insult so enraged him that he resolved to make one final effort to assert his position as a dignified and frightened ghost...

   1. What was the 'last insult'?
   2. How did the 'insult' make him feel?
   3. What did the ghost decide to do next?
3. 3.

   The final blow he received occurred on the 19th of September.

   1. Where was the ghost when he received the final blow?
   2. What time was it?
   3. What was the final blow?
4. 4.

   Describe the Canterville Ghost?

5. 5.

   What is the setting of the story? What strange sights and sounds do you think the Otis family saw and heard when they moved in?

6. 6.

   The extract you have just read ends with the reaction of the ghost. Predict how the ghost would have felt the following morning. Would he have left better or worse than he did at the beginning of the extract? Give a reason for your answer.