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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 upstairs bedroom.
(b) The east drawing room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The west drawing room.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In what part of the house does the nursemaid say she never opened the doors?
(a) The attic.
(b) The east wing.
(c) The west wing.
(d) The library.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?

3. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?

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

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

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