A Doll's House

In this extract from The Doll's House, whose impression of the doll's house is conveyed?

• Aunt Beryl's

• Else Kelvey's

• Mrs. Burnell's

• The Burnell girls'

In The Doll's House, why are the Kelvey girls treated so badly?

• The other girls are jealous of their unusual, carefree lives.

• They do not conform to the beauty standards of the day.

• Their family is poor and considered very low class.

• They are boastful children who often misbehave.

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

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

• The class system brought physical hardship to the lower classes.

• The class system could be cruel to the lower classes.

• The class system was governed mainly by women.

Which of these sentences from The Doll's House supports the fact that the class system can be cruel to the lower classes?

• "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."

• "They were the daughters of a spry, hard-working little washerwoman, who went about from house to house by the day."

• "The truth was they were dressed in 'bits' given to her [Mrs. Kelvey] by the people from whom she worked."

• "She [Else] was a tiny wishbone of a child, with cropped hair and enormous solemn eyes -a little white owl."

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

• Adults try to stop such behavior.

• Adults encourage such behavior.

• Adults mostly ignore such behavior.

• Adults misunderstand such behavior.

What does The Doll's House suggest about the way most people feel when they demean or insult other people?

• They feel guilty and embarrassed.

• They feel upset with themselves.

• They feel completely indifferent.

• They feel pleased and superior.

Which of these sentences from The Doll's House best supports the fact that people feel pleased and superior when they denigrate others?

• "And the only two who stayed outside the ring were the two who were always outside, the little Kelveys.

• "She [Else] went through life holding on to Lil, with a piece of Lil's skirt screwed up in her hand.

• "But when the others knew they were all to have a chance, they couldn't be nice enough to Isabel.

• "But know that she [Aunt Beryl] had frightened those little rats of Kelveys and given Kezia a good scolding, her heart felt lighter.

What is one likely meaning of the symbol of the doll's house in The Doll's House?

• Creativity

• Social status

• Foolish ideas

• Unpleasantness

Which of these abstract ideas are the most likely symbolic meanings of the little lamp in The Doll's House? Choose two options.

• Human kindness

• Passionate anger

• Social acceptance

• Economic hardship

• Excessive ambition

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?

• She is sweet and generous.

• She often complains.

• She is a very practical person.

• She is nostalgic for chilhood.