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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Hester do during the night when Miss Rosamond was returned after wandering outside in the cold?
(a) Sleeps soundly.
(b) Paces in the kitchen.
(c) Scolds Dorothy for letting the little girl out of her sight.
(d) Sits by the child and watches her all night.

4. Why does Mrs. Stark have to take Miss Furnivall to her room when they cannot find Miss Rosamond?
(a) She accuses Hester of losing the child.
(b) She threatens to beat Dorothy.
(c) She is getting in the way.
(d) She begins to shake so badly.

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

6. What does Hester say to Miss Rosamond when she explains why she went outside in the cold?
(a) They need to find the little girl and help her.
(b) The house must be haunted and they must leave.
(c) The little girl was probably her mother.
(d) She is making up stories.

7. What does Miss Rosamond tell Hester she saw outside the day she wandered off?
(a) A white horse.
(b) A little girl.
(c) An old woman.
(d) Her mother.

8. 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) Dancing and singing.
(c) Crying and rocking herself.
(d) Running toward the holly trees.

9. How does the nursemaid know the organ playing cannot be Miss Furnivall as she once thought?
(a) Miss Furnivall hands are too weak.
(b) There is no organ in the house.
(c) Miss Furnivall is blind.
(d) The organ is old and broken.

10. What does Hester notice outside while she is searching for Miss Rosamond?
(a) A snowman.
(b) A strange man.
(c) A child's footprints in the snow.
(d) Miss Rosamond playing in the courtyard.

11. While outside, who comes toward Hester holding a freezing Miss Rosamond?
(a) James.
(b) Bessy.
(c) A pastor.
(d) A shepherd.

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

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

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

15. What sound can be heard just as Hester and Miss Rosamond see the little girl out in the snow?
(a) Miss Furnivall screaming.
(b) The dinner bell.
(c) The organ.
(d) Thunder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Miss Rosamond concerned about the little girl when she and Hester see her in the snow outside?

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

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

4. In what room are Hester and the little girl playing when Miss Rosamond says she sees the little girl again?

5. What can Miss Furnivall be heard yelling when Mrs. Stark rushed Hester and Rosamond out of the room after they tell her of the little girl?

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