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The Doll's House (Katherine Mansfield)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the oldest of the Burnell sisters?

a)

Lotti

b)

Kezia

c)

Isabel

d)

Lena

2.

What was Kezia's favorite in the doll's house?

a)

the sitting room

b)

the little lamp

c)

the dolls

d)

the real windows

3.

Among the sisters, who was always giving orders?

a)

Kezia

b)

Lotti

c)

Isabel

d)

All of them

4.

What family background did the Kelveys have?

a)

They had a widowed mother working in prison.

b)

They had an imprisoned mother and a jobless father.

c)

They had a mother jobless mother and an imprisoned father.

d)

They had a mother doing labour work and a father claiming to be imprisoned.

5.

Why did the other girls look down on the Kelveys?

a)

The other girls were jealous of their unusual, carefree lives.

b)

They did not conform to the beauty standards of the day.

c)

Their family were poor and considered to be very low class.

d)

They were boastful children who often misbehaved.

6.

What did the Burnell children, especially Isabel, gain from her school friends after having the doll's house?

a)

a new attitude toward life

b)

even more status than before

c)

additional, improved playtime

d)

a better understanding of beauty

7.

Who mostly influenced the children to treat the Kelveys hatefully?

a)

their parents and families

b)

their friends

c)

their own mean spirits

d)

their education from school

8.

Where did the Kelvey children get their clothing?

a)

cast-off clothes from their mother's various employers

b)

flea market

c)

the fancy store on the town square

d)

the church donation pile

9.

What mean things did Lena say to Lil?

a)

Lena asked if Lil would be a prisoner and her sister would be a washerwoman.

b)

Lena asked if Lil would change a better dress and her sister would throw away her pair of old boots.

c)

Lena asked if Lil would become a servant and her dad was a prisoner.

d)

Lena asked if Lil would work for her family and her sister would become a prisoner.

10.

Who showed the Kelvey's the doll's house?

a)

Isabel

b)

Lotti

c)

Aunt Beryl

d)

Kezia

11.

Which of the following most likely drove Kezia's attempt to let the Kelvey girls see the doll's house?

a)

her rebellious nature

b)

her desire to be kind

c)

her need to show off

d)

her wish to act superior

12.

Who scolded Kezia for showing the doll's house to the Kelveys?

a)

Isabel

b)

her teacher

c)

Aunt Beryl

d)

the Kelveys' mother

13.

Why was it so wrong for the girls to even speak to the Kelveys?

a)

The Kelveys wore cheap clothes.

b)

The Kelveys were not respected or thought highly of.

c)

The Kelveys had poor performance in learning.

d)

The Kelveys spoke a different language.

14.

What main criticism did "The Doll's House" offer about the class system that prevailed in the place and time of its setting?

a)

The class system could be cruel to the lower classes.

b)

The class system created a sense of responsibility in the upper class.

c)

The class system brought physical hardship to the lower class.

d)

The class system was governed mainly by women.

15.

How did Else most likely feel when she said, "I saw the little lamp." at the very end of "The Doll's House"?

a)

She was frightened by Aunt Beryl's treatment of her.

b)

She was jealous of the Burnells for owning a doll's house.

c)

She was sad that her chance to see the doll's house was interrupted.

d)

She was pleased by the lamp and by Kezia's kindness.