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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 7 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?
(a) She says the house is haunted and they should leave while they still can.
(b) She says it was the people who live in the east wing.
(c) She says it was the old lord playing as he used to while he was alive.
(d) She says she does not hear any noise in the night.

2. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?
(a) Henry and Jorge.
(b) Dorothy and James.
(c) Lorna and Curt.
(d) Bessy and Ben.

3. What was the nursemaid doing while the man told her where he found Miss Rosamond?
(a) Scolding the little girl.
(b) Hitting the little girl.
(c) Crying.
(d) Praying.

4. Who is speaking when Hester's name is first used in the story?
(a) Bessy.
(b) Miss Furnivall.
(c) Mrs. Stark.
(d) Dorothy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While outside, who comes toward Hester holding a freezing Miss Rosamond?

2. Why does James look down on his wife Dorothy a bit?

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

4. Who was the servant who worked under James and Dorothy?

5. What does James tell the nursemaid when she inquires about the sounds she hears in the night?

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