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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark begin to behave in Miss Rosamond's presence?
(a) They scolded her often.
(b) They brightened.
(c) They spoiled her with sweets.
(d) They ignored her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Old Nurse's Story"?

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

3. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?

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

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

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