The Doll’s House and Other Stories

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Book key1 a bacon, grape, pear b monkey c doll, rope d cheek, eyelid e vain f bliss, shame2 a Harry has the perfect family. b Reginald has a low opinion of his wife. c The Burnell family receives a doll’s house. d Laura enters a different world.3 a Right. b Right. c Wrong. Winters in Britain were too cold. d Wrong. She didn’t write plays. e Wrong. She didn’t earn much money.4 Open answers5 a 3 b 3 e 36 Possible answers: a … she has a servant and a Nurse for her baby. b … she wants the baby back. c … she tells Bertha nothing about some parts of

her life. d … she is cold and not very intelligent.7–8 Open answers9 a Bertha b Mrs Norman Knight c Eddie Warren d Mr Norman Knight e Harry f Miss Fulton10–11 Open answers12 a quietly b is c is happy to d Reginald has argued with all the servants. e his own13 Possible answers: Reginald: vain, selfish Reginald’s wife: hard-working, unhappy14 Open answers15 a Countess Wilkowska b Miss Marian Morrow c Miss Betty Brittle d Countess Wilkowska e Miss Marian Morrow f Miss Betty Brittle

16 Possible answers: a Reginald walks around feeling pleased with himself

and shows off like a peacock. b Earlier, he asked his wife to prepare a clear soup

with an egg in it for his supper. She has made his supper, and now he is going out to enjoy himself. He is rude, not his wife.

c This is what he says to his pupils. It has no meaning in this situation, so it shows that he has no real feelings for his wife and has never learned to communicate with her in a real way.

17 Open answers18 a 7 b 7 c 7 d 3 e 3 f 3 g 7

19 Possible answers: a Because they are too big. b Because the mother may feel they are not all good

enough. c Because all the children in the neighbourhood go

there, even the poor ones. d Because she knows what the other parents think

of them. e Because she is too shy and frightened.20 Open answers21 a bored b nasty c angry d prison e wonderful f invites g chases h secretly i worried j better22–23 Open answers24 a the men b Laura’s father and brother c Laura’s mother d the baker’s man e a young man called Scott f Laura g Mrs Sheridan h Laura25–26 Open answers

The Doll’s House and Other Stories

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27 a it will spoil his mood b well c doesn’t want to hear d with a basket of food e uncomfortable f doesn’t know what Laura wants g isn’t expecting to28 Possible answers: a She is embarrassed because she is wearing

a party hat. b No, because it affects her deeply. c Open answers29–39 Open answers

Discussion activities key1–18 Open answers

Activity worksheets key1 a F England, New Zealand > New Zealand, England b T c F traditional > strange (unusual, unique) d F long > short e T f F a lot of > little g T h F happy > worried (nervous, uncertain)2 a fruit b dinner c Nurse d baby e telephone f pear g happy3 a bus > taxi b restaurant > theatre c ordinary > strange d crying > laughing e garden > baby f Eddie > Miss Fulton

4 a 5 b 2 c 4 d 6 e 1 f 7 g 35 a 6 b 3 c 5 d 4 e 2 f 16 a 3 b 1 c 5 d 4 e 6 f 27 a 1 b 2 c 2 d 1 e 2 f 18 a garden b marquee c flowers d cream cakes e accident f driver g band h hat9 a 4 b 2 c 3 d 1 e 6 f 510–11 Open answers

Progress test key1 a servant b bowl c park d late2 a 2 b 4 c 6 d 1 e 5 f 33 a 5 b 2 c 6 d 3 e 1 f 44 a NO b YES c NO d NO5 a 4 b 1 c 3 d 7 e 5 f 6 g 26 a 4 b 6 c 2 d 5 e 1 f 37 a F Laura, men > Men, Laura b T c F car > horse d F played > was told not to play e T8 a her new hat b wonderful c want food from a party d too bright