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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 the Furnivall's looked down on her.
(d) Because before they married she had only lived with a farm family.

2. In what part of the house does the nursemaid say she never opened the doors?
(a) The attic.
(b) The library.
(c) The east wing.
(d) The west wing.

3. What did James think of the Furnivall's?
(a) He had never met them.
(b) He feared them.
(c) He admired them.
(d) He looked down on them.

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

5. Who is the narrator of "Old Nurse's Story"?
(a) A cook.
(b) A nursemaid.
(c) A mother.
(d) A housemaid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?

3. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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