The Woman Who Befriended Ghosts

What was unique about Hildy?

• She had a twin sister

• She could see ghosts

• She was afraid of ghosts

• She loved playing stick-a-whack.

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On page 1, Hildy's sister was called away on ______ business.

• family

• ghost

• school

• work

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On page 2, what did Hildy do to try to befriend ghosts?

• She went to cemeteries and bought haunted houses.

• She held seances

• She used an ouija board.

• She read ghost stories.

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On page 2, Hildy discovered that the most haunted town was in ______.

• Valencia, Spain

• Coimbra, Portugal

• Paris, France

• Florence, Italy

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On page 3, what did Hildy decide to do when she couldn't buy the most haunted house in the world?

• Build her own haunted house

• Move into a regular house

• Abandon the idea of living with ghosts

• Travel the world

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Hildy decorated her house with furniture, carpets, and objects d'art bought from other haunted houses, including that of the man in Portugal, from whom she bought a bureau that _______ at precisely three o'clock every morning.

• sang

• emanated

• danced

• glowed

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On page 4, what did the old woman ghost shout at the crawling ghost?

• 'Watch where you're going!'

• 'Can't you see I'm trying to work?'

• 'I think she can see us.'

• 'You're clearly humoring me.'

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On page 4, Hildy wrote a letter to a man in Portugal and received a reply from him. How did he sign his reply?

• 'Your friend, João.'

• 'Sincerely, João.'

• 'Best regards, João.'

• 'Warm wishes, João.'

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Fill in the blank: On page 4, Hildy felt more ______ than feeling alone, so she made plans to sell the house.

• embarrassed

• ignored

• happy

• excited

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On page 5, what did Hildy do after receiving João's invitation to visit Coimbra?

• She ignored it.

• She booked a ticket to Portugal.

• She wrote back to decline.

• She asked for more details.

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