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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While outside, who comes toward Hester holding a freezing Miss Rosamond?
(a) James.
(b) Bessy.
(c) A shepherd.
(d) A pastor.

3. To whom does Hester first tell Miss Rosamond's tale of the little girl and the holly tree?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) James.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark.

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

5. 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) Bessy saw Miss Rosamond outside alone.
(d) There are no little girls living nearby.

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

7. How does the nursemaid know the organ playing cannot be Miss Furnivall as she once thought?
(a) The organ is old and broken.
(b) There is no organ in the house.
(c) Miss Furnivall is blind.
(d) Miss Furnivall hands are too weak.

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

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

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

11. What does Hester say to Miss Rosamond when she explains why she went outside in the cold?
(a) She is making up stories.
(b) The little girl was probably her mother.
(c) They need to find the little girl and help her.
(d) The house must be haunted and they must leave.

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

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

14. What is the nursemaid's name?
(a) Hester.
(b) Heather.
(c) Lorna.
(d) Mae.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Stark have to take Miss Furnivall to her room when they cannot find Miss Rosamond?

2. What was the nursemaid doing while the man told her where he found Miss Rosamond?

3. What is Hester doing the first time her name is used in the story?

4. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond was when she returns from church?

5. What does the nursemaid begin to hear during winter nights at the Manor House?

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