The Book Shop | 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

Access to Places of Educational Value and Interest Bill - This gives new life to the town residents' cultural pursuits.

Eleven Plus Exam - This determines the path which a student's high school years will take.

Flintmarket - This is the "big city."

Hardborough - This small seaside town is the story's setting.

The Heron - This dines on aquatic animals that live in the marsh.

Holt House - Mr. Brundish spent his earlier days here.

Lolita - This controversial novel was published in France in 1955.

The Old House - This becomes...
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