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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Old Nurse's Story"?
(a) Elizabeth Gaskell.
(b) Elizabeth Browning.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) Emily Bronte.

2. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
(a) A bronze chandelier and a built-in organ.
(b) A spiral staircase and a line of servants.
(c) Gold floors and a diamond encrusted staircase.
(d) A marble statue of Lord Furnivall and a golden vase.

3. Why does the nursemaid question the rumor that Lord Furnivall had wanted to marry Miss Rosamond's mother?
(a) He pays no attention to Miss Rosamond.
(b) He had been happily married for years.
(c) He and Miss Furnivall had never met.
(d) He seemed to cold to love anyone.

4. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?
(a) North Umberland.
(b) Westmorland.
(c) South Umberland.
(d) Cumberland Fells.

5. Where was the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond's room just above in the house?
(a) Miss Furnivall's room.
(b) The library.
(c) The east drawing room.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?

2. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?

3. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?

4. How did the narrator feel when her teacher recommended her to work for the children's grandfather?

5. How did Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark begin to behave in Miss Rosamond's presence?

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