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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?
2. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?
3. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
4. Which servant had spent most of their life with the Furnivall's?
5. How is the image of the young Miss Furnivall described from her portrait on the wall?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
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. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?
5. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?
6. 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?
7. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?
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. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?
10. Who are James and Dorothy? What is their position in the Furnivall household? How does James feel about the Furnivalls and about Dorothy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Gaskell's commentary on class in “The Old Nurse’s Story.”How is class important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Consider the hierarchy among servants as well. Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the author of “The Old Nurse’s Story.” Who is she? What else has she written? How is “The Old Nurse’s Story.”similar or different from her other works?
Essay Topic 3
Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.
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