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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 she could not cook.
(b) Because she could not read.
(c) Because before they married she had only lived with a farm family.
(d) Because the Furnivall's looked down on her.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the narrator originally from?

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

4. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?

5. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?

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