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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 Hester doing the first time her name is used in the story?
2. What is the nursemaid's name?
3. Who does Dorothy tell the nursemaid was even more beautiful than Miss Furnivall?
4. What are Dorothy and Agnes doing when Hester sees them after she and Rosamond saw the little girl outside in the snow?
5. What does Miss Furnivall say about the little girl Miss Rosamond claims to have seen outside in the cold?
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. Describe the second time Miss Rosamond sees the little girl when she is with Hester in the billiards room.
3. 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?
4. Where does Hester find Miss Rosamond that Sunday she had left her with Dorothy? Why did Miss Rosamond run off?
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. How does Miss Furnivall react when she hears Miss Rosamond's story of why she ran off that cold winter day?
8. 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?
9. How does Hester care for Miss Rosamond when she brings her back inside on that cold winter day the little girl ran off?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 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.
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