The Doll's House

Front

In “The Doll’s House,” what can readers tell about Aunt Beryl from her reaction to the doll’s house when the Burnells first receive it?

Back

She often complains.

Front

Whose impression of the doll’s house is conveyed in the paragraph: "But perfect, perfect little house! Who could possibly mind the smell? It was part of the joy, part of the newness."

Back

the Burnell girls'

Front

In “The Doll’s House,” why are the Kelvey girls treated so badly?

Back

Their family is poor and considered very low class.

Front

In “The Doll’s House,” what most likely drives Kezia’s attempt to let the Kelvey girls see the doll’s house? Options: her rebellious nature, her desire to be kind, her need to show off, her wish to act superior.

Back

her desire to be kind

Front

Which of these actions would most likely mean that someone is being shunned?
Options: slamming a door in the person’s face, attending the person’s graduation party, offering the person constructive criticism, exchanging text messages with the person

Back

slamming a door in the person’s face

Front

If Sophie sneered, which of these feelings was she most likely showing?

• regret
• contempt
• happiness
• loneliness

Back

contempt

Front

Which action means behaving spitefully?

• shaking hands with another person
• fidgeting instead of waiting patiently
• falling asleep in the middle of the day
• sticking his tongue out at someone else

Back

sticking his tongue out at someone else

Front

In “The Doll’s House,” what do the Burnell children—especially Isabel Burnell—gain by having the doll’s house?

Back

even more status than before

Answer explanation

The sentence from that best supports this is, "The girls of her [Isabel’s] class nearly fought to put their arms round her, to walk away with her, to beam flatteringly, to be her special friend."

Front

What main criticism does “The Doll’s House” offer about the class system that prevailed in the place and time of its setting?

Back

The class system could be cruel to the lower classes.

Answer explanation

The sentence that best supports this is, "They walked past the Kelveys with their heads in the air, and as they set the fashion in all matters of behavior, the Kelveys where shunned by everybody."

Front

What does “The Doll’s House” suggest about the role of adults in the snobbery in which children sometimes engage?

Back

Adults encourage such behavior.

Answer explanation

The sentence that best supports this is, "Even the teacher had a special voice for them [the Kelveys], and a special smile for the other children when Lil Kelvey came up to her desk with a bunch of dreadfully common-looking flowers."