Vocabulary
child's small-scale toy house
Doll's house or dollhouse
How many children was Isabel allowed to bring to show them dollhouse?
two
What is the story's point of view?
3rd person omniscient point of view
Why weren't the Burnells allowed to talk to the Kelveys?
(class, social hierarchy, prejudice)
non expensive
cheap
What is the setting of the story?
where: The Burnells house. The kindergarten Both in New Zealand When:1800s
How did the girls at the school describe the Kelveys?
(dirty, poor, daughters of a prisoner and a servant, going to be a servant)
a court beside a building
courtyard
Mrs. Hay
What is the conflict of the story?
when the girls in the school start making fun of Lil and Else
How did the Kelveys react to the way everyone was treating them?
(Lil just gave her silly smile, and Else just stared)
to talk softly
whisper
Name an object that symbolizes "the rich and upper class"
the dollhouse
What is the climax of the story?
when the Kelveys get to visit the doll’s house
What is the theme of the story?
Social class, social hierarchy, prejudice, discrimination
to ask for charity
beg
Name an object that symbolizes "Kezia's kindness and human warmth"
the little lamp
What is the resolution of the story?
when the Kelveys smile at each other.