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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?
(a) She says she does not hear any noise in the night.
(b) She says the house is haunted and they should leave while they still can.
(c) She says it was the people who live in the east wing.
(d) She says it was the old lord playing as he used to while he was alive.

2. What does Hester cite as proof Miss Rosamond is making up the story of the little girl?
(a) There is only one set of footprints in the snow.
(b) Dorothy saw Miss Rosamond talking to herself.
(c) There are no little girls living nearby.
(d) Bessy saw Miss Rosamond outside alone.

3. In what room are Hester and the little girl playing when Miss Rosamond says she sees the little girl again?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The billiard room.
(c) The library.
(d) The drawing room.

4. What does the nursemaid begin to hear during winter nights at the Manor House?
(a) The servants laughing.
(b) Ladies whispering.
(c) An organ playing.
(d) A child screaming.

5. Where was Miss Rosamond found when she wandered outside in the cold?
(a) Wandering aimlessly down the road.
(b) Under a holly tree.
(c) Heading to the church.
(d) In the stables.

6. What does Miss Rosamond tell Hester she saw outside the day she wandered off?
(a) Her mother.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A white horse.

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

8. Who is speaking when Hester's name is first used in the story?
(a) Miss Furnivall.
(b) Mrs. Stark.
(c) Bessy.
(d) Dorothy.

9. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond was when she returns from church?
(a) In the east wing with Mr. Henry.
(b) In the library reading.
(c) In her nursery taking a nap.
(d) In the drawing room with Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark.

10. What was the nursemaid doing while the man told her where he found Miss Rosamond?
(a) Hitting the little girl.
(b) Scolding the little girl.
(c) Praying.
(d) Crying.

11. Who does Miss Rosamond say she and the little girl saw near the holly tree?
(a) An old man.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) A crying woman.
(d) A shepherd.

12. Who does Dorothy tell the nursemaid was even more beautiful than Miss Furnivall?
(a) Miss Furnivall's daughter.
(b) Miss Furnivall's older sister.
(c) Miss Furnivall's mother.
(d) Mrs. Stark.

13. What are Dorothy and Agnes doing when Hester sees them after she and Rosamond saw the little girl outside in the snow?
(a) Praying.
(b) Making mince pies.
(c) Eating supper.
(d) Cleaning bedsheets.

14. What is Hester doing the first time her name is used in the story?
(a) Searching for the organ player.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Napping.
(d) Searching for Miss Rosamond.

15. How is the little girl said to be dressed when Hester first sees her outside in the snow?
(a) In rags.
(b) In a fancy dress.
(c) Cozy and warm.
(d) Unfit to be out in the cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Miss Furnivall be heard yelling when Mrs. Stark rushed Hester and Rosamond out of the room after they tell her of the little girl?

2. What does Miss Furnivall say about the little girl Miss Rosamond claims to have seen outside in the cold?

3. How does the nursemaid know the organ playing cannot be Miss Furnivall as she once thought?

4. While outside, who comes toward Hester holding a freezing Miss Rosamond?

5. What is the little girl doing when Hester and Rosamond see her outside in the snow?

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