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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) She is making up stories.
(c) The little girl was probably her mother.
(d) The house must be haunted and they must leave.

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

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

5. 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 begins to shake so badly.
(c) She threatens to beat Dorothy.
(d) She is getting in the way.

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

7. 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.

8. 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) Cozy and warm.
(c) In a fancy dress.
(d) In rags.

9. Who does Miss Rosamond say she and the little girl saw near the holly tree?
(a) Dorothy.
(b) A crying woman.
(c) An old man.
(d) A shepherd.

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the nursemaid ask Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one morning?

5. What does Hester cite as proof Miss Rosamond is making up the story of the little girl?

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