View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In what part of the house does the nursemaid say she never opened the doors?
(a) The attic.
(b) The library.
(c) The west wing.
(d) The east wing.

6. 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.

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

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

9. Which servant had spent most of their life with the Furnivall's?
(a) Bessy.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Agnes.
(d) James.

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

11. Where is the narrator originally from?
(a) Eastmorland.
(b) North Umberland.
(c) Westmorland.
(d) South Umberland.

12. 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 seemed to cold to love anyone.
(c) He pays no attention to Miss Rosamond.
(d) He and Miss Furnivall had never met.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How old is Miss Furnivall who lives in the Manor House where Miss Rosamond and the nursemaid are sent?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 444 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample