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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miss Furnivall have a hard time doing?
(a) Seeing.
(b) Walking.
(c) Speaking.
(d) Hearing.

2. While outside, who comes toward Hester holding a freezing Miss Rosamond?
(a) A shepherd.
(b) Bessy.
(c) A pastor.
(d) James.

3. Who did Maude marry and have a child with in secret?
(a) The lord's brother.
(b) The lord's footman.
(c) The foreign musician.
(d) Her cousin.

4. What does the nursemaid begin to hear during winter nights at the Manor House?
(a) An organ playing.
(b) The servants laughing.
(c) A child screaming.
(d) Ladies whispering.

5. How did the narrator feel when her teacher recommended her to work for the children's grandfather?
(a) Proud.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Astonished.
(d) Ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miss Rosamond call Hester when she will not let her help the little girl outside in the snow?

2. What sound can be heard just as Hester and Miss Rosamond see the little girl out in the snow?

3. Who does Hester pray for often despite being afraid of her?

4. What does Bessy tell the nursemaid about the sounds she hears during winter nights?

5. Who is the author of "Old Nurse's Story"?

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