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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the first servants the nursemaid meets after meeting Mrs. Stark and Miss Furnivall?
(a) Dorothy and James.
(b) Henry and Jorge.
(c) Lorna and Curt.
(d) Bessy and Ben.

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

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

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

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

6. What are some things the nursemaid first sees when she enters the Manor House?
(a) A spiral staircase and a line of servants.
(b) A bronze chandelier and a built-in organ.
(c) Gold floors and a diamond encrusted staircase.
(d) A marble statue of Lord Furnivall and a golden vase.

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

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

9. What did James think of the Furnivall's?
(a) He admired them.
(b) He looked down on them.
(c) He had never met them.
(d) He feared them.

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

11. Who is the author of "Old Nurse's Story"?
(a) Elizabeth Browning.
(b) George Eliot.
(c) Emily Bronte.
(d) Elizabeth Gaskell.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator originally from?

2. Who was the servant who worked under James and Dorothy?

3. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?

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

5. Whose home do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond move to after her parents death?

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