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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. Why does the nursemaid wake Miss Rosamond when Mr. Henry asks her to despite not thinking it wise?
2. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?
3. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
4. What was Miss Rosamond's father's occupation?
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 came to settle the estate when Miss Rosamond's parents died and what plan did they come up with for Hester and Miss Rosamond?
2. 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?
3. Who are James and Dorothy? What is their position in the Furnivall household? How does James feel about the Furnivalls and about Dorothy?
4. 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?
5. Who are Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Starks who live in the Manor House? What is Hester and Miss Rosamond's first impression of them?
6. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?
7. 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?
8. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?
9. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?
10. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?
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
Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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