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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is the narrator originally from?
(a) South Umberland.
(b) Westmorland.
(c) Eastmorland.
(d) North Umberland.

4. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?
(a) They were both from Westmorland.
(b) They were both very religious.
(c) They were both nursemaids.
(d) They were both superstitious.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond's room just above in the house?

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

4. How is the image of the young Miss Furnivall described from her portrait on the wall?

5. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?

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