A Dangerous Fortune | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Windfield School - This place is a boys' school in England.

London - This capital is the major setting of the novel.

Kensington Gore - This place is the name of the mansion of the Pilaster family.

Camberwell - This place is a suburb where Micky lives when his father comes to visit.

Goodwood - This place is a racetrack.

Soho - This place in the city is where Maisie shares an apartment with April.

Folkestone - This place is where Hugh's mother and six-year-old sister live.

Nellie's - This place...
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