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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Once past the Manor House gates, how long was the road to the house?

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

4. Who is the narrator of "Old Nurse's Story"?

5. Where is the narrator originally from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Hester heard about the Lord Furnivall's feelings about Miss Rosamond's mother and why does she feel it might not be true?

2. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?

3. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?

4. What portraits lined the walls of the Manor House? Who asked Dorothy to tell her who was in each portrait? Which portrait shows a beautiful but scornful young woman?

5. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?

6. Who is the nursemaid speaking to at the very start of "The Old Nurse's Story" and what family member is she telling them about?

7. Who are James and Dorothy? What is their position in the Furnivall household? How does James feel about the Furnivalls and about Dorothy?

8. Who came to settle the estate when Miss Rosamond's parents died and what plan did they come up with for Hester and Miss Rosamond?

9. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?

10. Who are Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Starks who live in the Manor House? What is Hester and Miss Rosamond's first impression of them?

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