The Canterville Ghost: Resumen, Preguntas y Vocabulario de Lectura en Inglés

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1. Why was Lady Windermere's last reception before Easter so successful?
Because all the beautiful society of London were there.
2. What did Lady Windermere plan to do the following year? Why?
She had planned to travel by glove, because Mr. Podgers had advised her.
3. Why did most of the guests agree that palm-reading should only be practised in private?
So that no one finds out.
4. What happened when Mr. Podgers first looked at Lord Arthur's hand?
For a moment his face became a white mask of horror, but he soon recovered his composure.
5. Whose funeral did Lady Windermere mention?
Lady Windermere mentioned Lord Arthur's relative's death.
6. What did Mr. Podgers give to Lord Arthur? Why?
Mr. Podgers gave Lord Arthur a card with his address.

1. Why was the beggar frightened of Lord Arthur?
A beggar who approached him to ask for money became frightened when he recognised a misery greater than his own in Lord Arthur's eyes.
2. How did Lord Arthur react when he read the sign on the wall?
As he came near, the word murder, printed in black letters, caught his attention. He froze and blushed. The sign offered a reward for any information that would facilitate the arrest of a man of medium height.

1. Why did Lord Arthur decide to postpone his marriage to Sybil Merton?
Because he thought that he could kill her if they got married and lived together.
2. Why didn't Lord Arthur think it was a sin to murder someone?
Then he would be able to give his life into her hands, without the terror of having to commit a crime.
3. How did Lord Arthur decide to murder his victim and why?
Because he thought that if he killed someone before his marriage, he could be happy with Sybil and she wouldn't die.
4. Why didn't Lord Arthur want Lord Clement to take the capsule at once?
Because the capsule is poison and Lord Clement would die.

1. Why was Lord Arthur unhappy when he was in Venice?
Because he was worried about Lord Clement's death and about Sybil and her family.
2. What was ironic about Lord Clement's will?
Lord Clement didn't die because of the poison; he died of natural causes.
3. What did Lord Arthur realise when Sybil found the capsule inside the box?
She saw the box and liked it very much. She asked Lord Arthur for it, and when she opened it she saw the capsule.