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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where will the friends who come to see the dollhouse be allowed to view it?
(a) The drawing room.
(b) The girl's bedroom.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The feed room.

2. What part of the Burnell's old cloth is used for Lil's dress?
(a) Isabel's tattered dress.
(b) Kezia's old skirts.
(c) The tablecloth.
(d) Bed sheets.

3. How are our Else's shoes described?
(a) Old woman's shoes with buckles.
(b) Little boys' boots.
(c) Oversized sneakers.
(d) Tattered loafers.

4. What do our Else and Lil do while Isabel tells the other girls about the dollhouse?
(a) Tell their teacher on Isabel for not including them.
(b) Listen quietly.
(c) Eagerly join in the conversation.
(d) Play on the other side of the yard.

5. To what does the narrator compare the way the dollhouse swings open?
(a) The way mothers barge in on their daughters.
(b) The way children burst into the house after school.
(c) The way the wind blows open screen doors during a storm.
(d) The way God opens houses at night.

6. What color is the picture frames in the dollhouse?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Gold.

7. The door of the dollhouse is described as a "little slab of"(571) what?
(a) Truffle.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Toffee.
(d) Coffee.

8. How does Kezia describe the lamp to their friends?
(a) It glows in the dark.
(b) It is the best of all.
(c) It is the worst part of the dollhouse.
(d) It is too small for the house.

9. Which character whispers to her friends that she has sometime to tell them when she arrives to school?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Our Else.
(c) Lottie.
(d) Kezia.

10. Who is the character who stayed with the family before the start of the story?
(a) Mrs. Hay.
(b) Mrs. Helen.
(c) Mr. Hay.
(d) Miss Holly.

11. Who opens the dollhouse for the girls?
(a) Pete.
(b) Pat.
(c) Mat.
(d) Chet.

12. Why are the Burnell sisters unable to tell their friends about the dollhouse when they first arrive to school?
(a) They arrive just as the bell rings.
(b) All of their friends are absent.
(c) Nobody wants to talk to them.
(d) They got to school late and the class had already left for their field trip.

13. How is Mrs. Kelvey described?
(a) A slow-moving lazy bones.
(b) A hard-working washerwoman.
(c) A fast-talking saleslady.
(d) A money-making wizard.

14. What family are the Kelveys careful not to "come anywhere near" (572)?
(a) The Burnells.
(b) The Logans.
(c) The Beryl's.
(d) The Coles.

15. How are the Kelvey girl's clothing described?
(a) Fancy and expensive.
(b) Far too big and shabby.
(c) Little pieces of cloth their mother had acquired.
(d) Ill-fitting and unappealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kezia tell Isabel to remember to tell all of their friends about?

2. Who does the oldest Burnell sister tell the younger ones decided along with her that she gets to choose who comes see the dollhouse first?

3. What is the youngest Kelvey's name?

4. What color is the carpet in the dollhouse?

5. Where do people say Mr. Kelvey is?

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