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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 was Miss Rosamond found when she wandered outside in the cold?
2. What was the nursemaid doing while the man told her where he found Miss Rosamond?
3. What does Hester say to Miss Rosamond when she explains why she went outside in the cold?
4. What is the nursemaid's name?
5. What is Hester doing the first time her name is used in the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. Describe the second time Miss Rosamond sees the little girl when she is with Hester in the billiards room.
4. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond is when Hester returns to the Manor House that Sunday in winter? Why does Hester worry?
5. What does the nursemaid begin to hear in the Manor House on winter nights? What does James say about it? How does Dorothy react?
6. How does Hester care for Miss Rosamond when she brings her back inside on that cold winter day the little girl ran off?
7. How does Miss Furnivall react when she hears Miss Rosamond's story of why she ran off that cold winter day?
8. 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?
9. Where does Hester find Miss Rosamond that Sunday she had left her with Dorothy? Why did Miss Rosamond run off?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.
Essay Topic 2
Look at the structure of the novel. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Gaskell's language style and word choice in “The Old Nurse’s Story.” What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
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