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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Furnivall tell Hester she had been hearing the day Mrs. Stark said they needed Hester's help?
(a) A baby crying in the east wing.
(b) The organ playing louder and louder.
(c) Terrible screams and her father's voice.
(d) A lady singing lullabies and crying.

2. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?
(a) The west drawing room.
(b) The east drawing room.
(c) The upstairs bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

3. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?
(a) South Umberland.
(b) Westmorland.
(c) North Umberland.
(d) Cumberland Fells.

4. Who stands before Hester, Miss Furnivall, Mrs. Starks, and Miss Rosamond when the east wing door tears open at the end of the story?
(a) The foreign musician.
(b) A tall old man and a beautiful young woman.
(c) The little girl.
(d) A man playing an organ.

5. Why does Mrs. Stark have to take Miss Furnivall to her room when they cannot find Miss Rosamond?
(a) She threatens to beat Dorothy.
(b) She is getting in the way.
(c) She accuses Hester of losing the child.
(d) She begins to shake so badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the image of the young Miss Furnivall described from her portrait on the wall?

2. Who yells at the old man not to hit the child at the end of the story?

3. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?

4. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?

5. What does James tell the nursemaid when she inquires about the sounds she hears in the night?

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