RESPUESTAS DEL CAPITULO 2

The Canterville Ghost

Chapter II

Questions on the text

• Which statement is true? 
   The ghost appears on the first night the Otis family spends in the castle.
   Washington runs out of stain remover.
   The blood-stain is there again every morning. 
• What wakes Mr Otis up? 
   The ghost's chains.  
   His wife's snoring.
   The screaming of a person.
• Is Mr Otis afraid of the ghost?  yes  no 

Find a synonym for each word in the text.

• terrible → horrible
• closer → nearer

Why do we use the simple past in the following sentences?

• He put on his slippers, went to the door and opened it. 
   states in the past
   actions that happened one after the other
• His eyes were red; grey hair fell over his shoulders and from his wrists hung heavy chains. 
   states in the past 
   actions that happened one after the other

Great, all answers are correct!