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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the image of the young Miss Furnivall described from her portrait on the wall?
(a) Beautiful and demure.
(b) Scrawny but confidence.
(c) Beautiful but scornful.
(d) Unattractive but proud.

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) He was Miss Rosamond's father.
(c) She did not want him to complain about her.
(d) She feared he would hurt her.

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

4. How does the narrator say Mrs. Stark treats Miss Furnivall?
(a) Like a sister.
(b) Like a child.
(c) Like a goddess.
(d) Like a stranger.

5. Once past the Manor House gates, how long was the road to the house?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) Half a mile.
(c) Just a few feet.
(d) 2 miles.

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

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

8. Whose home do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond move to after her parents death?
(a) The Furnivall's.
(b) Bessy's.
(c) Miss Dorothy and Mr. James's.
(d) The Esthwaite's.

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

10. Why does the nursemaid question the rumor that Lord Furnivall had wanted to marry Miss Rosamond's mother?
(a) He pays no attention to Miss Rosamond.
(b) He and Miss Furnivall had never met.
(c) He had been happily married for years.
(d) He seemed to cold to love anyone.

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

12. Who is Miss Furnivall's housemaid?
(a) Mrs. James.
(b) Mrs. Stark.
(c) Mrs. Starlet.
(d) Mrs. Dorothy.

13. What was Miss Rosamond's father's occupation?
(a) Clergyman.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Cook.
(d) Driver.

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

15. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?
(a) Miss Roslyn.
(b) Miss Rosamond.
(c) Miss Rochelle.
(d) Miss Rosalie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark begin to behave in Miss Rosamond's presence?

3. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?

4. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?

5. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?

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