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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 the nursemaid begin to hear during winter nights at the Manor House?
(a) Ladies whispering.
(b) A child screaming.
(c) An organ playing.
(d) The servants laughing.

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

3. 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 the Furnivall's looked down on her.
(d) Because she could not cook.

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

5. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Confused.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Inferior.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?

3. What was the nursemaid doing while the man told her where he found Miss Rosamond?

4. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond was when she returns from church?

5. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?

(see the answer key)

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