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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 bronze chandelier and a built-in organ.
(c) Gold floors and a diamond encrusted staircase.
(d) A marble statue of Lord Furnivall and a golden vase.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Confused.
(d) Inferior.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?

2. Who was the servant who worked under James and Dorothy?

3. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?

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

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

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