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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 does Kezia think is too large for the dollhouse?

2. Who is the oldest Burnell sister?

3. How does Kezia describe the lamp to their friends?

4. What is the name of the main family in "The Doll's House"?

5. 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?

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 Aunt Beryl feel in regards to the way the dollhouse smells?

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

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

5. What does Isabel tell her sisters about who will tell their friends about 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. Why do the Kelveys stay away from Isabel when she is telling her friends about the dollhouse?

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

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

10. How is the way the dollhouse door discussed and what is it compared to?

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 about the author of "The Doll's House." Who is she? What else has she written? How is "The Doll's House" similar or different from her previous works?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the theme of classism in Katherine Mansfield's "The Doll's House." What are some examples of classism? What characters are the main perpetrators of prejudice against those of a different class? Which characters are on the losing end and why?

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