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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did James think of the Furnivall's?
(a) He feared them.
(b) He had never met them.
(c) He looked down on them.
(d) He admired them.

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

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. Why does the nursemaid wake Miss Rosamond when Mr. Henry asks her to despite not thinking it wise?
(a) He was Miss Rosamond's father.
(b) She did not want him to complain about her.
(c) She feared he would hurt her.
(d) He seemed to know a lot about babies.

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

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

15. How did the narrator feel when her teacher recommended her to work for the children's grandfather?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Astonished.
(d) Frightened.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?

3. Which servant had spent most of their life with the Furnivall's?

4. Whose home do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond move to after her parents death?

5. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?

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