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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 school girl suggested she ask Lil if what Emmie said about her is true?

2. What does Aunt Beryl scold Kezia for at the end of "The Doll's House"?

3. Who does Kezia see passing her house while she is swinging on the gates in her yard?

4. What does Lil do after our Else indicates to her that she wants to see the dollhouse?

5. How does Lil react to Kezia's questions when she and her sister pass the Burnell's house after school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aunt Beryl say to Kezia when she sees the Kelveys in their yard?

2. What does our Else do to let her sister know she wants to see the dollhouse?

3. What does Lena Logan say to Lil Kelvey during dinner hour at school?

4. What is different between what most of the school girls eat for lunch and what the Kelveys eat?

5. What do Lottie, Isabel, and Kezia each do after school the day they have visitors?

6. Who are the first two girls allowed to see the dollhouse?

7. What does Emmie Cole say Lil Kelvey will be when she grows up?

8. Who does Kezia see when she is in her backyard after school and what does she ask them?

9. Why does Lil say she should not come over to the Burnell's when Kezia invites her to see the dollhouse?

10. What do the schoolgirls do after Lena approaches Lil Kelvey during dinner hour at school?

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 exploring the meaning of Kezia and the little lamp. In what way are the two connected? How does she feel about the lamp and why? How does she feel about other aspects of the house in comparison? What other examples of Kezia and the little lamp are in the story?

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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