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

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

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

4. 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) Bessy's.
(d) The Furnivall's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?

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

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

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 impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

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