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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the narrator originally from?

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

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

5. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?

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. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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