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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the nursemaid question the rumor that Lord Furnivall had wanted to marry Miss Rosamond's mother?

2. Where is the narrator originally from?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Hester heard about the Lord Furnivall's feelings about Miss Rosamond's mother and why does she feel it might not be true?

2. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?

3. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?

4. Who are James and Dorothy? What is their position in the Furnivall household? How does James feel about the Furnivalls and about Dorothy?

5. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?

6. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?

7. Who came to settle the estate when Miss Rosamond's parents died and what plan did they come up with for Hester and Miss Rosamond?

8. Who is the nursemaid speaking to at the very start of "The Old Nurse's Story" and what family member is she telling them about?

9. What portraits lined the walls of the Manor House? Who asked Dorothy to tell her who was in each portrait? Which portrait shows a beautiful but scornful young woman?

10. Who are Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Starks who live in the Manor House? What is Hester and Miss Rosamond's first impression of them?

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