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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) In rags.
(d) Cozy and warm.

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

3. 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) Cleaning bedsheets.
(c) Eating supper.
(d) Making mince pies.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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 kitchen.
(c) The drawing room.
(d) The library.

9. What does James tell the nursemaid when she inquires about the sounds she hears in the night?
(a) He tells her the house is haunted.
(b) He says it was the wind.
(c) He said she should leave while she still can.
(d) He said they were having a party.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nursemaid's name?

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

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

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

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

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