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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the nursemaid wake Miss Rosamond when Mr. Henry asks her to despite not thinking it wise?

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

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

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

5. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?

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