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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?
(a) They split up.
(b) They died.
(c) They lost all their money.
(d) They abandoned her.

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

3. How did Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark begin to behave in Miss Rosamond's presence?
(a) They ignored her.
(b) They spoiled her with sweets.
(c) They scolded her often.
(d) They brightened.

4. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?
(a) Like a sister.
(b) Like a stranger.
(c) Like a child.
(d) Like a goddess.

5. Whose home do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond move to after her parents death?
(a) Bessy's.
(b) Miss Dorothy and Mr. James's.
(c) The Furnivall's.
(d) The Esthwaite's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?

3. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?

4. What did James think of the Furnivall's?

5. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?

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