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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?
(a) Cold, grey, and stony.
(b) Ruddy and serene.
(c) Plump and jolly.
(d) Scowling and scrawny.

3. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?
(a) Confused.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Inferior.
(d) Nervous.

4. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The upstairs bedroom.
(c) The east drawing room.
(d) The west drawing room.

5. How did Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark begin to behave in Miss Rosamond's presence?
(a) They ignored her.
(b) They brightened.
(c) They spoiled her with sweets.
(d) They scolded her often.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator originally from?

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

3. What did Dorothy and the nursemaid have in common?

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

5. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?

(see the answer key)

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