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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 9 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Dorothy tell the nursemaid was even more beautiful than Miss Furnivall?
2. Who does Miss Rosamond say she and the little girl saw near the holly tree?
3. What is Hester doing the first time her name is used in the story?
4. What does Hester do during the night when Miss Rosamond was returned after wandering outside in the cold?
5. What does Hester say to Miss Rosamond when she explains why she went outside in the cold?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Miss Furnivall react when she hears Miss Rosamond's story of why she ran off that cold winter day?
2. How does Hester care for Miss Rosamond when she brings her back inside on that cold winter day the little girl ran off?
3. Where does Hester find Miss Rosamond that Sunday she had left her with Dorothy? Why did Miss Rosamond run off?
4. Describe the second time Miss Rosamond sees the little girl when she is with Hester in the billiards room.
5. Which servant tells Hester what she has heard about the source of the organ music she hears playing in the night? What does she tell her?
6. What does the nursemaid begin to hear in the Manor House on winter nights? What does James say about it? How does Dorothy react?
7. Where does Dorothy tell Hester Miss Rosamond is when Hester returns to the Manor House that Sunday in winter? Why does Hester worry?
8. What does Dorothy tell Hester about Miss Furnivall's sister when they are looking at an old portrait of Miss Furnivall? How does Dorothy behave when she shows Hester the portrait?
9. Where does Hester go when she asked Dorothy to watch Miss Rosamond one Sunday? Why did she not take Miss Rosamond? Who does Hester go with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Look at the structure of the novel. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the elements of "The Old Nurse's Story" which give the feel of a traditional ghost story.
Essay Topic 3
Define setting and discuss the significance of the setting of the Manor House in "The Old Nurse's Story."
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