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WorksheetsThe Dinner Party
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The writer of The Dinner Party is:
Maram Hamadeh
Mona Gardner
George Eliot
The characters are:
Mr. and Mrs.Wynnes, the American naturalist, the young lady, the official and the native boy.
The cobra, bowl of milk.
The debate between the young lady and the official is about:
How men and women have control of a situation
How to make a bait for the cobra.
How beautiful is Mrs.Wynnes.
In India, bowl of a milk means:
Hospitality
Generosity
A bait for a snake
The American naturalist realized that there must be a cobra in the room.
True
False
The American naturalist asked the guests to run out of the room, after realizing that there must be a cobra.
True
False
"Hostess" means:
The lady who owns the house
The servant
"Attaché" means:
A person who works in a supermarket
A person who works in an embassy
The theme of the story is:
Simplicity and elegance.
Family love.
Both men and women are equally courageous.
How does Mrs Wynnes know that cobra was in the room?
She saw it in the corner.
It was crawling across her feet.
The place of the story is
Jordan
Britain
India
Irony means:
When what happens is different from what was expected.
Respect
Believing in yourself
You can find irony in the story:
When the hostess called the servant to bring a bowl of milk.
When Mrs. Wynnes told the American that the cobra crawled across her foot, it showed that women can have as much control as men in the same situation, opposing the colonel's statement.
