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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Miss Furnivall have a hard time doing?
2. Why does the nursemaid question the rumor that Lord Furnivall had wanted to marry Miss Rosamond's mother?
3. Once past the Manor House gates, how long was the road to the house?
4. How do the nursemaid and Miss Rosamond feel around Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Stark when they first meet them?
5. What is the name of the baby for whom the narrator was in charge?
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. Who were Miss Rosamond's parents and what happened to them when she was around 4 or 5?
3. Who are James and Dorothy? What is their position in the Furnivall household? How does James feel about the Furnivalls and about Dorothy?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. What is Hester's impression of the Manor House when she and Miss Rosamond first arrive?
8. What is Hester's relationship to the children's mother and what does she think of their mother?
9. Who are Miss Furnivall and Mrs. Starks who live in the Manor House? What is Hester and Miss Rosamond's first impression of them?
10. What did Miss Furnivall ask of Hester on her deathbed? How did Hester feel about the request?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss following elements of narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Gaskell's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view from Hester's perspective. How does this impact the narrative? Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Hester and Miss Rosamond in “The Old Nurse’s Story.” What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they know each other? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.
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