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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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 it was the old lord playing as he used to while he was alive.
(c) She says the house is haunted and they should leave while they still can.
(d) She says she does not hear any noise in the night.

8. 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) Praying.
(d) Crying.

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

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

11. 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 snowman.
(d) A strange man.

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

13. 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 mother.
(d) Miss Furnivall's older sister.

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

15. 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) Miss Furnivall is blind.
(d) The organ is old and broken.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what room are Hester and the little girl playing when Miss Rosamond says she sees the little girl again?

3. How is the little girl said to be dressed when Hester first sees her outside in the snow?

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

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

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