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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hester cite as proof Miss Rosamond is making up the story of the little girl?
(a) There is only one set of footprints in the snow.
(b) There are no little girls living nearby.
(c) Bessy saw Miss Rosamond outside alone.
(d) Dorothy saw Miss Rosamond talking to herself.

3. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?
(a) She says the house is haunted and they should leave while they still can.
(b) She says it was the people who live in the east wing.
(c) She says she does not hear any noise in the night.
(d) She says it was the old lord playing as he used to while he was alive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What are Dorothy and Agnes doing when Hester sees them after she and Rosamond saw the little girl outside in the snow?
(a) Praying.
(b) Eating supper.
(c) Cleaning bedsheets.
(d) Making mince pies.

15. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond was when she returns from church?
(a) In the library reading.
(b) In the east wing with Mr. Henry.
(c) In her nursery taking a nap.
(d) In the drawing room with Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Miss Rosamond tell Hester she saw outside the day she wandered off?

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

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

5. To whom does Hester first tell Miss Rosamond's tale of the little girl and the holly tree?

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