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

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

3. Who was the servant who worked under James and Dorothy?
(a) Mrs. Stark.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Miss Rosamond.
(d) The nursemaid.

4. Where was the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond's room just above in the house?
(a) Miss Furnivall's room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The library.
(d) The east drawing room.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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