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

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

3. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?
(a) Miss Rosamond.
(b) Miss Rochelle.
(c) Miss Roslyn.
(d) Miss Rosalie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what part of the house does the nursemaid say she never opened the doors?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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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