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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 mother.
(b) A housemaid.
(c) A cook.
(d) A nursemaid.
2. How is the image of the young Miss Furnivall described from her portrait on the wall?
(a) Unattractive but proud.
(b) Scrawny but confidence.
(c) Beautiful and demure.
(d) Beautiful but scornful.
3. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?
(a) Mrs. Stark.
(b) Mrs. Starlet.
(c) Mrs. James.
(d) Mrs. Dorothy.
4. Who is the author of "Old Nurse's Story"?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) Emily Bronte.
(c) Elizabeth Gaskell.
(d) Elizabeth Browning.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which servant had spent most of their life with the Furnivall's?
2. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?
3. Who was the servant who worked under James and Dorothy?
4. Where was the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond's room just above in the house?
5. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are James and Dorothy? What is their position in the Furnivall household? How does James feel about the Furnivalls and about Dorothy?
2. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?
3. Who are Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Starks who live in the Manor House? What is Hester and Miss Rosamond's first impression of them?
4. 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?
5. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?
6. 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?
7. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?
8. 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?
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. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?
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