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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Isabel's friends compete for during playtime?

2. What color is the picture frames in the dollhouse?

3. Which are the only girls who do not surround Isabel during playtime?

4. Who opens the dollhouse for the girls?

5. What is Kezia's favorite part of the dollhouse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Isabel tell her friends when she gets to school the day after she receives the dollhouse?

6. What does Isabel tell her sisters that she and her mother have already decided when they are heading to school before they tell anyone about the dollhouse?

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

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

9. What colors make up the exterior of the dollhouse and how are they described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Research narrative arc and write an essay outlining the narrative arc in Katherine Mansfield's "The Doll's House." Include the following elements of narrative arc: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the ending of “The Doll’s House” How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might Mansfield have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

Write a detailed analysis of tone in Katherine Mansfield’s "The Doll's House." Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.

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