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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?
(a) Henry and Jorge.
(b) Lorna and Curt.
(c) Bessy and Ben.
(d) Dorothy and James.

2. What does Hester notice outside while she is searching for Miss Rosamond?
(a) Miss Rosamond playing in the courtyard.
(b) A strange man.
(c) A child's footprints in the snow.
(d) A snowman.

3. What is the little girl doing when Hester and Rosamond see her outside in the snow?
(a) Running toward the holly trees.
(b) Crying and rocking herself.
(c) Banging on the window to be let in.
(d) Dancing and singing.

4. Why is Miss Rosamond concerned about the little girl when she and Hester see her in the snow outside?
(a) She worries the little girl might kill them.
(b) She worries the little girl might die.
(c) Rosamond thinks she is sick and seeing things.
(d) She worries Miss Furnivall will hurt the little girl.

5. What sound can be heard just as Hester and Miss Rosamond see the little girl out in the snow?
(a) Miss Furnivall screaming.
(b) The dinner bell.
(c) Thunder.
(d) The organ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is speaking when Hester's name is first used in the story?

2. What is the nursemaid's name?

3. Who is the narrator of "Old Nurse's Story"?

4. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?

5. Where does Hester take Miss Rosamond when they see the little girl outside in the snow?

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