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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?
(a) They were both nursemaids.
(b) They were both very religious.
(c) They were both superstitious.
(d) They were both from Westmorland.

2. Why does the nursemaid wake Miss Rosamond when Mr. Henry asks her to despite not thinking it wise?
(a) He seemed to know a lot about babies.
(b) She did not want him to complain about her.
(c) She feared he would hurt her.
(d) He was Miss Rosamond's father.

3. Who is the narrator of "Old Nurse's Story"?
(a) A mother.
(b) A cook.
(c) A housemaid.
(d) A nursemaid.

4. Why does James look down on his wife Dorothy a bit?
(a) Because before they married she had only lived with a farm family.
(b) Because she could not cook.
(c) Because the Furnivall's looked down on her.
(d) Because she could not read.

5. Where was the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond's room just above in the house?
(a) Miss Furnivall's room.
(b) The east drawing room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?

2. What does Miss Furnivall have a hard time doing?

3. Which servant had spent most of their life with the Furnivall's?

4. How did the narrator feel when her teacher recommended her to work for the children's grandfather?

5. What was Miss Rosamond's father's occupation?

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