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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 does the nursemaid begin to hear during winter nights at the Manor House?
2. Where does Hester take Miss Rosamond when they see the little girl outside in the snow?
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. How is the little girl said to be dressed when Hester first sees her 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. Describe the second time Miss Rosamond sees the little girl when she is with Hester in the billiards room.
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. 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?
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. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond is when Hester returns to the Manor House that Sunday in winter? Why does Hester worry?
7. 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?
8. Where does Hester find Miss Rosamond that Sunday she had left her with Dorothy? Why did Miss Rosamond run off?
9. How does Miss Furnivall react when she hears Miss Rosamond's story of why she ran off that cold winter day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Gaskell's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from Hester's perspective. How does this impact the narrative? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay examining the elements of "The Old Nurse's Story" which give the feel of a traditional ghost story.
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