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

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

3. 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) Cleaning bedsheets.
(d) Praying.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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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