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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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) He was Miss Rosamond's father.
(c) She did not want him to complain about her.
(d) He seemed to know a lot about babies.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does James look down on his wife Dorothy a bit?

4. What part of the house do Miss Furnivall and her housemaid sit?

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

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