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

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

3. 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 bronze chandelier and a built-in organ.
(d) A spiral staircase and a line of servants.

4. Why does the nursemaid wake Miss Rosamond when Mr. Henry asks her to despite not thinking it wise?
(a) She feared he would hurt her.
(b) She did not want him to complain about her.
(c) He seemed to know a lot about babies.
(d) He was Miss Rosamond's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the narrator feel when her teacher recommended her to work for the children's grandfather?

2. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?

3. What did James think of the Furnivall's?

4. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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