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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the servant who worked under James and Dorothy?
(a) Miss Rosamond.
(b) Mrs. Stark.
(c) The nursemaid.
(d) Agnes.

2. 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 library.
(d) The kitchen.

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

4. What happens to Miss Rosamond's parents when she was around 4 or 5?
(a) They died.
(b) They lost all their money.
(c) They split up.
(d) They abandoned her.

5. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?
(a) In her 80s.
(b) In her 50s.
(c) In her 30s.
(d) In her teens.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what part of the house does the nursemaid say she never opened the doors?

4. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?

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

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