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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Furnivall say about the little girl Miss Rosamond claims to have seen outside in the cold?
(a) It will lure her to death.
(b) She should play with her.
(c) The child is a liar.
(d) She must have a fever.

2. What does Miss Rosamond call Hester at the end of the story when she will not let her go to the woman and little girl?
(a) Cold and heartless.
(b) Cruel and wicked.
(c) Ruthless and mean.
(d) Overprotective.

3. Who told the lord about Maude and the musician?
(a) Maude's child.
(b) Grace.
(c) Maude.
(d) The musician.

4. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?
(a) Mrs. James.
(b) Mrs. Stark.
(c) Mrs. Starlet.
(d) Mrs. Dorothy.

5. Once past the Manor House gates, how long was the road to the house?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) Just a few feet.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?

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

3. Why does the nursemaid ask Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one morning?

4. What is the nursemaid's name?

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

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