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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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) Making mince pies.
(c) Praying.
(d) Cleaning bedsheets.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the nursemaid ask Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one morning?

3. What does Hester do during the night when Miss Rosamond was returned after wandering outside in the cold?

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

5. Where does Hester take Miss Rosamond when they see the little girl outside in the snow?

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