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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose home do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond move to after her parents death?
(a) Miss Dorothy and Mr. James's.
(b) Bessy's.
(c) The Esthwaite's.
(d) The Furnivall's.

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

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

5. Where was the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond's room just above in the house?
(a) Miss Furnivall's room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The east drawing room.
(d) The library.

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

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

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

9. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
(a) A spiral staircase and a line of servants.
(b) A marble statue of Lord Furnivall and a golden vase.
(c) Gold floors and a diamond encrusted staircase.
(d) A bronze chandelier and a built-in organ.

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

11. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?
(a) Henry and Jorge.
(b) Lorna and Curt.
(c) Bessy and Ben.
(d) Dorothy and James.

12. Why does James look down on his wife Dorothy a bit?
(a) Because she could not read.
(b) Because before they married she had only lived with a farm family.
(c) Because the Furnivall's looked down on her.
(d) Because she could not cook.

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

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

15. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?
(a) They died.
(b) They split up.
(c) They abandoned her.
(d) They lost all their money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator originally from?

2. How is the image of the young Miss Furnivall described from her portrait on the wall?

3. What did James think of the Furnivall's?

4. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?

5. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?

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