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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?
(a) Plump and jolly.
(b) Scowling and scrawny.
(c) Cold, grey, and stony.
(d) Ruddy and serene.

3. Which servant had spent most of their life with the Furnivall's?
(a) James.
(b) Bessy.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Dorothy.

4. Who is the narrator of "Old Nurse's Story"?
(a) A mother.
(b) A cook.
(c) A nursemaid.
(d) A housemaid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?

3. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?

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

5. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?

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