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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Burnell say the girls' friends are not allowed to stay for?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Tea.
(c) A sleepover.
(d) Their party.

2. What is Kezia's favorite part of the dollhouse?
(a) The sofa.
(b) The dining table.
(c) The bed.
(d) The lamp.

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

4. Where do people say Mr. Kelvey is?
(a) America.
(b) Prison.
(c) Fighting a war.
(d) Secretly working for the government somewhere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Mrs. Kelvey described?

2. What tool is used to open the dollhouse?

3. What part of Lil does our Else always hold onto?

4. By which room do they keep the new dollhouse when it is first received?

5. What family are the Kelveys careful not to "come anywhere near" (572)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Kelveys stay away from Isabel when she is telling her friends about the dollhouse?

2. What does Isabel tell her sisters about who will tell their friends about the dollhouse?

3. What does Aunt Beryl feel in regards to the way the dollhouse smells?

4. How are the Kelvey's clothing described?

5. What does the Kelvey's mother do for work and where is there father?

6. What does Kezia feel about the way Isabel describes the dollhouse to their friends, and what does she say?

7. What part of the house does Kezia like best? How does she feel about it in relation to other things in the house?

8. What are Mrs. Burnell's rules for when their friends come to see the dollhouse?

9. Who sends a dollhouse to the Burnell family and why?

10. Why are the girls unable to tell their friends about the dollhouse when they get to school the day after they received it?

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