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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?
(a) In her 30s.
(b) In her 80s.
(c) In her teens.
(d) In her 50s.

2. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?
(a) Like a stranger.
(b) Like a child.
(c) Like a goddess.
(d) Like a sister.

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

4. Which servant had spent most of their life with the Furnivall's?
(a) James.
(b) Bessy.
(c) Agnes.
(d) Dorothy.

5. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The upstairs bedroom.
(c) The east drawing room.
(d) The west drawing room.

6. Who was the servant who worked under James and Dorothy?
(a) The nursemaid.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Mrs. Stark.
(d) Miss Rosamond.

7. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?
(a) Miss Roslyn.
(b) Miss Rosalie.
(c) Miss Rochelle.
(d) Miss Rosamond.

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

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

10. What does Miss Furnivall have a hard time doing?
(a) Walking.
(b) Seeing.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Speaking.

11. How is the image of the young Miss Furnivall described from her portrait on the wall?
(a) Beautiful and demure.
(b) Scrawny but confidence.
(c) Beautiful but scornful.
(d) Unattractive but proud.

12. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?
(a) Scowling and scrawny.
(b) Cold, grey, and stony.
(c) Ruddy and serene.
(d) Plump and jolly.

13. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?
(a) They were both from Westmorland.
(b) They were both very religious.
(c) They were both superstitious.
(d) They were both nursemaids.

14. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?
(a) Cumberland Fells.
(b) Westmorland.
(c) North Umberland.
(d) South Umberland.

15. What was Miss Rosamond's father's occupation?
(a) Driver.
(b) Clergyman.
(c) Cook.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond's room just above in the house?

2. In what part of the house does the nursemaid say she never opened the doors?

3. How did the narrator feel when her teacher recommended her to work for the children's grandfather?

4. How did Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark begin to behave in Miss Rosamond's presence?

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

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