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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. What is the little girl doing when Hester and Rosamond see her outside in the snow?
3. Who is speaking when Hester's name is first used in the story?
4. To whom does Hester first tell Miss Rosamond's tale of the little girl and the holly tree?
5. Where does Hester take Miss Rosamond when they see the little girl outside in the snow?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hester care for Miss Rosamond when she brings her back inside on that cold winter day the little girl ran off?
2. 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?
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 Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond is when Hester returns to the Manor House that Sunday in winter? Why does Hester worry?
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. 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?
9. What does the nursemaid begin to hear in the Manor House on winter nights? What does James say about it? How does Dorothy react?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a brief essay analyzing the title “The Old Nurse’s Story.” Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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