Katherine Mansfield, The Dolls House

Question 1

What are the names of the two outcast children?

Answer 1

The Kelveys

Lil Kelvey, the eldest

Our else, the younger

A reoccurring idea running through Mansfield works is whether children will grow up to be the same as they parents. Lil Kelvey - her name literally identifies her as simply the younger version of her adult self, her mother

Question 2

‘Lil Kelvey’s going to be…’

Answer 2

‘Lil Kelvey’s going to be a servant when she grows up’

Question 3

‘Oh, ain’t…’

Answer 3

‘Oh, ain’t it lovely! Oh I say!’

Question 4

‘Very nice company…’

Answer 4

‘Very nice company for other people’s children!’

Something informal about the narrators sarcasm here

Question 5

‘The doctors daughters…’

Answer 5

‘The doctors daughters, the store keepers children… were forced to mix together’

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Question 6

‘It was the only…’

Answer 6

‘It was the only school for miles’

Question 7

‘Perfect, perfect…’

Answer 7

‘Perfect, perfect little house’