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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. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?
2. Who is the author of "Old Nurse's Story"?
3. What does Miss Furnivall have a hard time doing?
4. Why does the nursemaid question the rumor that Lord Furnivall had wanted to marry Miss Rosamond's mother?
5. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
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 did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?
3. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?
7. 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?
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. 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?
10. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay examining the elements of "The Old Nurse's Story" which give the feel of a traditional ghost story.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of “The Old Nurse’s Story.” In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
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