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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. Who is the narrator of "Old Nurse's Story"?
(a) A cook.
(b) A mother.
(c) A nursemaid.
(d) A housemaid.
2. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
(a) A marble statue of Lord Furnivall and a golden vase.
(b) A spiral staircase and a line of servants.
(c) Gold floors and a diamond encrusted staircase.
(d) A bronze chandelier and a built-in organ.
3. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?
(a) Westmorland.
(b) South Umberland.
(c) North Umberland.
(d) Cumberland Fells.
4. What does Miss Furnivall have a hard time doing?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Seeing.
(c) Walking.
(d) Speaking.
5. What was Miss Rosamond's father's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Driver.
(c) Cook.
(d) Clergyman.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?
2. Why does the nursemaid wake Miss Rosamond when Mr. Henry asks her to despite not thinking it wise?
3. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?
4. How did Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark begin to behave in Miss Rosamond's presence?
5. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?
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. Who are Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Starks who live in the Manor House? What is Hester and Miss Rosamond's first impression of them?
3. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?
4. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?
5. 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?
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 were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?
8. 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?
9. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?
10. 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?
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