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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. Which character whispers to her friends that she has sometime to tell them when she arrives to school?

2. Why do the Burnell girls rush to school in "The Doll's House"?

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

4. Who is the author of "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 colors make up the exterior of the dollhouse and how are they described?

2. Why are the Burnell children eager to get to school after the gift they received from Mrs. Hays?

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. How are the Kelvey's clothing described?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Write an essay analyzing Katherine Mansfield 's decision to tell the story using a third person omniscient narrator. How does this impact the reader's understanding of the story's events? Is this effective? Why or why not?

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 analyzing narrative voice in Katherine Mansfield’s “The Doll's House.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the story’s themes.

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