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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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) He was Miss Rosamond's father.
(c) He seemed to know a lot about babies.
(d) She did not want him to complain about her.

9. 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 she could not cook.
(d) Because the Furnivall's looked down on her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the nursemaid question the rumor that Lord Furnivall had wanted to marry Miss Rosamond's mother?

2. Where is the narrator originally from?

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

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

5. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?

(see the answer keys)

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