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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 9 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Hester take Miss Rosamond when they see the little girl outside in the snow?
2. What was the nursemaid doing while the man told her where he found Miss Rosamond?
3. Why is Miss Rosamond concerned about the little girl when she and Hester see her in the snow outside?
4. Why does Mrs. Stark have to take Miss Furnivall to her room when they cannot find Miss Rosamond?
5. Why does the nursemaid ask Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the nursemaid begin to hear in the Manor House on winter nights? What does James say about it? How does Dorothy react?
2. Where does Hester go when she asked Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one Sunday? Why did she not take Miss Rosamond? Who does Hester go with?
3. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond is when Hester returns to the Manor House that Sunday in winter? Why does Hester worry?
4. How does Miss Furnivall react when she hears Miss Rosamond's story of why she ran off that cold winter day?
5. What does Dorothy tell Hester about Miss Furnivall's sister when they are looking at an old portrait of Miss Furnivall? How does Dorothy behave when she shows Hester the portrait?
6. Where does Hester find Miss Rosamond that Sunday she had left her with Dorothy? Why did Miss Rosamond run off?
7. Describe the second time Miss Rosamond sees the little girl when she is with Hester in the billiards room.
8. How does Hester care for Miss Rosamond when she brings her back inside on that cold winter day the little girl ran off?
9. Which servant tells Hester what she has heard about the source of the organ music she hears playing in the night? What does she tell her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining symbolism in “The Old Nurse’s Story.” What symbols are in the story? In what scenes does each symbol appear? What is the context? How does the symbol develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of “The Old Nurse’s Story.” What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
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