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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. Where are the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond sent to live after Miss Furnivall died?
(a) North Umberland.
(b) Westmorland.
(c) South Umberland.
(d) Cumberland Fells.

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

3. How is Mrs. Furnivall's housemaid described?
(a) Plump and jolly.
(b) Cold, grey, and stony.
(c) Scowling and scrawny.
(d) Ruddy and serene.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the house does the nursemaid say she never opened the doors?

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

3. How did the narrator feel when her teacher recommended her to work for the children's grandfather?

4. Once past the Manor House gates, how long was the road to the house?

5. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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