Tragedy at Borley Rectory

1.

1 point

Making Inferences:
Researchers have proved that the bones found after the rectory burned down were hose of the murdered nun.

Faulty

Correct

2.

1 point

The author uses the first paragraph of the article to

describe the situation the nun and monk faced.

compare London and the quiet valley.

describe the qualities of the valley.

3.

1 point

Finding the Main Idea:
Notes believed to have been written by the murdered nun appeared at Borley Rectory.

Too Narrow

Too Broad

Main Idea

4.

1 point

Making Inferences:
The monk and the nun risked everything to be together.

Faulty

Correct

5.

1 point

The author tells this story mainly by

relating the experiences of the families who have lived in the rectory.

focusing solely on the experience of the Bull family.

comparing the nun with the young women who have lived in the rectory.

6.

1 point

Choose the statement below that best describes the author's position in paragraph 13.

The author jokingly warns the reader to be careful when visiting the rectory site.

The author believes that the murdered nun is still haunting the rectory site.

The author doesn't believe anyone should visit the rectory site because the murdered nun may try to make contact.

7.

1 point

Of the following theme categories, which would this story fit into?

There is life after death.

Don't be guided by your emotions.

There's no place like home.

8.

1 point

In this article, "What made the sight so unnerving was that the carriage passed right through the hedges and all the other physical obstacles that stood in its path" means

the driver of the carriage wasn't very experienced.

the carriage went through objects without touching them.

the carriage destroyed everything in its path.

9.

1 point

Opinion or Fact?
It is almost impossible to believe that spirits of the dead nun and the two monks haunt the site of the old monastery.

Fact

Opinion

10.

1 point

The first family to live in the newly built Borley Rectory was the

Bull family.

Foyster family.

Smith family.

11.

1 point

After the rectory burned down, researchers found

more mysterious notes.

parts of an old skeleton.

a sad and lonely nun on the deserted grounds.

12.

1 point

The Coopers were unnnerved when they saw a carriage drive through the rectory yard because

the nun sitting in the carriage turned to look at them with sad eyes.

the carriage passed right through the obstacles in its path.

they saw stones thrown through the air by some invisible hand.

13.

1 point

Making Inferences:
In the 13th century, men and women who became monks and nuns were not allowed to leave their orders.

Correct

Faulty

14.

1 point

When the details of the getaway plan were revealed, the nun was

led back to the monastery and imprisoned.

left to die a slow death behind a wall of bricks.

promptly hanged.

15.

1 point

Finding the Main Idea:
Some people believed that Borley Rectory was the most haunted house in England.

Too Broad

Main Idea

Too Narrow

16.

1 point

Making Inferences:
Many people think the notes that appeared in the rectory were written by the dead nun.

Faulty

Correct

17.

1 point

Opinion or Fact?
Anyone who builds a home over the site of a tragedy is foolish.

Fact

Opinion

18.

1 point

Finding the Main Idea:
The ghost of a nun put to death for falling in love with a monk was frequently seen at Borley Rectory in England.

Main Idea

Too Narrow

Too Broad

19.

1 point

Many of the notes that appeared all around the rectory were addressed to

Marianne Foyster.

Harry Price.

Elsie Bull.

20.

1 point

Opinion or Fact?
Notes addressed to Marianne were found in the rectory when the Foyster family lived there.

Opinion

Fact

21.

1 point

What caused the Bulls' nursemaid to give up her job?

She heard a woman's voice whispering and then screaming at her.

The strange events at the rectory frightened her.

A vision turned and looked at her with sad eyes.

22.

1 point

Making Inferences:
The Smith family was not frightened by the strange sights and sounds in their home.

Faulty

Correct