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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. What is the nursemaid's name?
2. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond was when she returns from church?
3. Who is speaking when Hester's name is first used in the story?
4. What does Hester do during the night when Miss Rosamond was returned after wandering outside in the cold?
5. What can Miss Furnivall be heard yelling when Mrs. Stark rushed Hester and Rosamond out of the room after they tell her of the little girl?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the nursemaid begin to hear in the Manor House on winter nights? What does James say about it? How does Dorothy react?
3. 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?
4. How does Miss Furnivall react when she hears Miss Rosamond's story of why she ran off that cold winter day?
5. Where does Hester find Miss Rosamond that Sunday she had left her with Dorothy? Why did Miss Rosamond run off?
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. 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?
8. Describe the second time Miss Rosamond sees the little girl when she is with Hester in the billiards room.
9. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond is when Hester returns to the Manor House that Sunday in winter? Why does Hester worry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Gaskell's “The Old Nurse’s Story.”Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Hester and Miss Rosamond in “The Old Nurse’s Story.” What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
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