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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 9 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 house must be haunted and they must leave.
(c) The little girl was probably her mother.
(d) They need to find the little girl and help her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Miss Rosamond say she and the little girl saw near the holly tree?

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

4. What are Dorothy and Agnes doing when Hester sees them after she and Rosamond saw the little girl outside in the snow?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the nursemaid begin to hear in the Manor House on winter nights? What does James say about it? How does Dorothy react?

2. Where does Hester find Miss Rosamond that Sunday she had left her with Dorothy? Why did Miss Rosamond run off?

3. Where does Hester go when she asked Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one Sunday? Why did she not take Miss Rosamond? Who does Hester go with?

4. Which servant tells Hester what she has heard about the source of the organ music she hears playing in the night? What does she tell her?

5. How does Hester care for Miss Rosamond when she brings her back inside on that cold winter day the little girl ran off?

6. Describe the second time Miss Rosamond sees the little girl when she is with Hester in the billiards room.

7. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond is when Hester returns to the Manor House that Sunday in winter? Why does Hester worry?

8. How does Miss Furnivall react when she hears Miss Rosamond's story of why she ran off that cold winter day?

9. What does Dorothy tell Hester about Miss Furnivall's sister when they are looking at an old portrait of Miss Furnivall? How does Dorothy behave when she shows Hester the portrait?

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