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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did James think of the Furnivall's?
(a) He feared them.
(b) He had never met them.
(c) He looked down on them.
(d) He admired them.

3. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?
(a) In her 30s.
(b) In her 50s.
(c) In her teens.
(d) In her 80s.

4. What does Miss Rosamond call Hester at the end of the story when she will not let her go to the woman and little girl?
(a) Cruel and wicked.
(b) Ruthless and mean.
(c) Overprotective.
(d) Cold and heartless.

5. What does Miss Furnivall tell Hester she had been hearing the day Mrs. Stark said they needed Hester's help?
(a) A baby crying in the east wing.
(b) Terrible screams and her father's voice.
(c) The organ playing louder and louder.
(d) A lady singing lullabies and crying.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the musician the old lord hired to play for him teach him?

3. What does the old man use to try to hit the woman and child at the end of the story?

4. Once past the Manor House gates, how long was the road to the house?

5. Who is the narrator of "Old Nurse's Story"?

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