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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the musician the old lord hired to play for him teach him?
(a) How to play the lute.
(b) How to play organ.
(c) How to play flute.
(d) How to sing.

3. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?
(a) She says she does not hear any noise in the night.
(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 the house is haunted and they should leave while they still can.

4. What does Hester say to Miss Rosamond when she explains why she went outside in the cold?
(a) They need to find the little girl and help her.
(b) She is making up stories.
(c) The little girl was probably her mother.
(d) The house must be haunted and they must leave.

5. Who does Dorothy tell the nursemaid was even more beautiful than Miss Furnivall?
(a) Miss Furnivall's daughter.
(b) Miss Furnivall's mother.
(c) Mrs. Stark.
(d) Miss Furnivall's older sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?

2. Who did Maude marry and have a child with in secret?

3. What was Maude found doing under a holly tree after her father found out about her and the musician?

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

5. What does Hester notice outside while she is searching for Miss Rosamond?

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