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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the nursemaid ask Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one morning?
(a) It was too cold to take Miss Rosamond to church with her.
(b) Miss Rosamond had been driving her nuts lately.
(c) The nursemaid was ill and needed to rest.
(d) The nursemaid's father was ill and she wanted to visit him.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) She says they must get the girl to the doctor quick.
(b) She asks if she will ever be forgiven.
(c) She yells that Rosamond is a liar.
(d) She tells Hester to leave the house now.

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

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

7. What does Hester do during the night when Miss Rosamond was returned after wandering outside in the cold?
(a) Paces in the kitchen.
(b) Sits by the child and watches her all night.
(c) Sleeps soundly.
(d) Scolds Dorothy for letting the little girl out of her sight.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What does Miss Furnivall say about the little girl Miss Rosamond claims to have seen outside in the cold?
(a) She should play with her.
(b) The child is a liar.
(c) She must have a fever.
(d) It will lure her to death.

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

15. Where does Hester take Miss Rosamond when they see the little girl outside in the snow?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) Outside.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The nursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hester say to Miss Rosamond when she explains why she went outside in the cold?

2. What does Hester cite as proof Miss Rosamond is making up the story of the little girl?

3. Where was Miss Rosamond found when she wandered outside in the cold?

4. Why is Miss Rosamond concerned about the little girl when she and Hester see her in the snow outside?

5. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?

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