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

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) It will lure her to death.
(c) She should play with her.
(d) She must have a fever.

3. 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 library reading.
(c) In the east wing with Mr. Henry.
(d) In her nursery taking a nap.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Miss Rosamond found when she wandered outside in the cold?

2. While outside, who comes toward Hester holding a freezing Miss Rosamond?

3. Who is speaking when Hester's name is first used in the story?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

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