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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 are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
2. What was Miss Rosamond's father's occupation?
3. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?
4. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?
5. Who is the author of "Old Nurse's Story"?
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 were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?
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. Who are Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Starks who live in the Manor House? What is Hester and Miss Rosamond's first impression of them?
5. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?
6. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?
7. Who are James and Dorothy? What is their position in the Furnivall household? How does James feel about the Furnivalls and about Dorothy?
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 is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss following elements of narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
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
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in “The Old Nurse’s Story.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.
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