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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. Who opens the dollhouse for the girls?
2. Who believes the smell of the dollhouse is "enough to make anyone one seriously ill" (570)?
3. What does the new dollhouse smell like when it is first received?
4. Which are the only girls who do not surround Isabel during playtime?
5. How many girls are part of the family that does not join the group surrounding Isabel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Isabel tell her friends when she gets to school the day after she receives the dollhouse?
2. 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?
3. What does Kezia feel about the way Isabel describes the dollhouse to their friends, and what does she say?
4. What does Aunt Beryl feel in regards to the way the dollhouse smells?
5. Why are the girls unable to tell their friends about the dollhouse when they get to school the day after they received it?
6. What are Mrs. Burnell's rules for when their friends come to see the dollhouse?
7. What does the Kelvey's mother do for work and where is there father?
8. What does Isabel tell her sisters about who will tell their friends about the dollhouse?
9. Who sends a dollhouse to the Burnell family and why?
10. How are the Kelvey's clothing described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Katherine Mansfield 's commentary on youth in "The Doll's House." How is the girls’ youth important to the story? How does it affect the narrative? Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the significance of the Burnell girl's school in "The Doll's House." Who is at the school? What events or behaviors occur there? How do scenes at the school develop the themes of classism and gender in "The Doll's House"?
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