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

2. Where was Miss Rosamond found when she wandered outside in the cold?
(a) Under a holly tree.
(b) In the stables.
(c) Heading to the church.
(d) Wandering aimlessly down the road.

3. Why is Miss Rosamond concerned about the little girl when she and Hester see her in the snow outside?
(a) She worries the little girl might kill them.
(b) She worries the little girl might die.
(c) She worries Miss Furnivall will hurt the little girl.
(d) Rosamond thinks she is sick and seeing things.

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

5. What does the nursemaid begin to hear during winter nights at the Manor House?
(a) Ladies whispering.
(b) An organ playing.
(c) A child screaming.
(d) The servants laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the nursemaid know the organ playing cannot be Miss Furnivall as she once thought?

2. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?

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

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

5. What does Hester say to Miss Rosamond when she explains why she went outside in the cold?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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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