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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) In rags.
(c) Unfit to be out in the cold.
(d) Cozy and warm.

2. 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) Sleeps soundly.
(c) Sits by the child and watches her all night.
(d) Paces in the kitchen.

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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) The nursemaid's father was ill and she wanted to visit him.
(c) Miss Rosamond had been driving her nuts lately.
(d) The nursemaid was ill and needed to rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hester notice outside while she is searching for Miss Rosamond?

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

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

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

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

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