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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) A spiral staircase and a line of servants.
(b) A marble statue of Lord Furnivall and a golden vase.
(c) A bronze chandelier and a built-in organ.
(d) Gold floors and a diamond encrusted staircase.

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

3. 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.

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

5. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?
(a) Like a sister.
(b) Like a goddess.
(c) Like a child.
(d) Like a stranger.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Miss Furnivall have a hard time doing?

4. Whose home do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond move to after her parents death?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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