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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Lil and our Else described when leaving the Burnells after seeing the dollhouse?
(a) Cowering with humiliation.
(b) Beaming with pride.
(c) Jumping with excitement.
(d) Burning with shame.

2. What type of trees do the children sit under during dinner hour at school?
(a) Pine.
(b) Elm.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Willow.

3. What does Aunt Beryl call Kezia after the Kelveys leave the courtyard at the end of "The Doll's House"?
(a) Kind, caring darling.
(b) A poor little thing.
(c) A foolish, evil little imp.
(d) Wicked, disobedient little girl.

4. Who sent Aunt Beryl a letter which terrified her earlier that afternoon that the Kelveys came to see the dollhouse?
(a) Pat Williams.
(b) Chet Akerman.
(c) Willie Brent.
(d) Walter Burndale.

5. Who interrupts Kezia while she is showing the Kelveys the dollhouse?
(a) Lottie.
(b) Mrs. Burnell.
(c) Aunt Beryl.
(d) Isabel.

6. What adjectives are used to describe the way Aunt Beryl speaks to the Kelveys at the end of "The Doll's House"?
(a) Soft and sweet.
(b) Thunderous and angry.
(c) Cold and proud.
(d) Stern and final.

7. Who is one of the first girls Isabel chooses to come to see the dollhouse?
(a) Ella Fitzsimmons.
(b) Callie Coleman.
(c) Lottie Logan.
(d) Emmie Cole.

8. How do the schoolgirls who are watching Lena as she talks to Lil react?
(a) They giggle.
(b) They tell their teacher on Lena.
(c) They pretend they do not know what is going on.
(d) They run off and jump rope without Lena.

9. What does Kezia say to the Kelveys when she sees them after school while her sisters are changing?
(a) She tells them to stay away from her yard.
(b) She asks if they want to see the dollhouse.
(c) She asks if they passed their exams.
(d) She asks if their father is really in jail.

10. Which schoolgirl told her friend not to ask Lil Kelvey if what Emmie said about her is true?
(a) Lillie Marie.
(b) Jessie May.
(c) Mabel Adams.
(d) Agnes Snipper.

11. What does Lil do after our Else indicates to her that she wants to see the dollhouse?
(a) She tells Kezia she does not care about dollhouses.
(b) She tells our Else their mother will be cross if they are late.
(c) She lets Kezia lead them to it.
(d) She tells Kezia they can look just for a minute.

12. Why do the Kelvey sisters walk away while Isabel is choosing who will see the dollhouse?
(a) Because they have already seen it.
(b) Because they know they will not be chosen.
(c) Because they do not care for dollhouses.
(d) Because Isabel chose them to see it first.

13. How is Lil's smile described when she is approached by Lena during dinner hour at school?
(a) Bright and shiny.
(b) Big and broad.
(c) Solemn and sad.
(d) Silly and shamefaced.

14. What does Emmie Cole say about Lil Kelvey during dinner hour one day after all the girls except the Kelveys had seen the dollhouse?
(a) Lil is going to be a servant when she grows up.
(b) Lil is not very smart.
(c) Lil cheats on her exams.
(d) Lil does not know who her father is.

15. Who picks the Burnell girls up from school in a buggy?
(a) Will.
(b) Aunty Beryl.
(c) Pat.
(d) Mr. Burnell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Lottie and Isabel change as soon as they get home from school?

2. What does our Else tell Lil she saw after they left the Burnell's house the day they saw the dollhouse?

3. Who does Emmie mimic when she nods at Isabel after saying something mean about Lil Kelvey?

4. What do the Kelvey girls eat their sandwiches out of during dinner hour at school?

5. Who does Kezia see passing her house while she is swinging on the gates in her yard?

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