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

2. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?
(a) Miss Roslyn.
(b) Miss Rosalie.
(c) Miss Rosamond.
(d) Miss Rochelle.

3. Once past the Manor House gates, how long was the road to the house?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) Just a few feet.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

4. Why does James look down on his wife Dorothy a bit?
(a) Because the Furnivall's looked down on her.
(b) Because before they married she had only lived with a farm family.
(c) Because she could not read.
(d) Because she could not cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?

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

3. What does Miss Furnivall say about the little girl Miss Rosamond claims to have seen outside in the cold?

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

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

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