Antique Dolls

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Who bought the doll's house from Mr Chittenden?

  • An American buyer
  • Mr Dillet (correct)
  • Mr Collins
  • Mrs Chittenden

What was the price agreed upon for the doll's house?

  • Fifty pounds
  • Seventy-five pounds
  • An undisclosed amount
  • In between seventy-five and fifty pounds (correct)

Where did Mr Dillet put the doll's house in his home?

  • Dining room
  • Kitchen
  • Living room
  • Bedroom (correct)

Who does Mr Dillet find in the four-poster bed?

<p>An old gentleman with white hair in a long white nightgown (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What time does Mr Dillet wake up from a pleasant sleep?

<p>1 in the morning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Mr Dillet see when he looks into the doll's house?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who took the candle, the bottle, the bowl, and the pan with her?

<p>The lady (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the old man do after the nurse jumped up and ran to his bedside?

<p>He sat up in bed and opened his mouth wide (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who arrived at the front door carrying a black bag?

<p>The man in black (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the man in black do after listening to what they told him?

<p>He went to the dining room and put his bag on the table (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following characters with their actions in the story:

<p>Mr Chittenden = Sold the doll's house Mr Dillet = Bought the doll's house Mrs Chittenden = Made tea when Mr Dillet bought the doll's house Collins = Helped Mr Dillet carry the doll's house to his bedroom</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following locations with their descriptions from the story:

<p>Mr Chittenden's shop = Where the doll's house was displayed Mr Dillet's bedroom = Where the doll's house was placed The front of the doll's house = Reveals four large rooms inside The stable = Contained horses, a coach, and stable boys</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following objects with their locations in the doll's house:

<p>Chapel = On the left side of the doll's house Stable = On the right side of the doll's house Bedroom = One of the four large rooms inside the doll's house Terrace = Located on the platform where the house stood</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the characters with their actions in the doll's house:

<p>The gentleman and lady in blue = Talking seriously in the dining room The old man in the four-poster bed = Waved away the spiced wine The nurse = Put some wine into a pan to cook The lady in blue = Opened the window and listened with her hand to her ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the rooms in the doll's house with their descriptions:

<p>The dining room = Dinner was finished, but glasses and wine were still on the table The room upstairs on the left = A four-poster bed, and a nurse sleeping in an armchair by the fire The room on the ground floor to the right of the door = Brightly lit The old man's room = He was worried and called weakly to the lady</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the elements mentioned in the doll's house with their significance:

<p>The closed curtains of the four-poster bed = Concealed the old gentleman with white hair The dolls = Represented the inhabitants of the doll's house The clock striking at one in the morning = Woke Mr Dillet from a pleasant sleep The full moon = Seemed to be shining down on the doll's house</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following characters with their actions in the story:

<p>The lady = Smiled goodnight and left the room The nurse = Jumped up and ran to the old man's bedside The man in black with white hair = Ran up the front steps, carrying a black bag The gentleman in blue = Watched the man in black from the top of the steps</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following descriptions with the characters in the story:

<p>Dark red, almost black face with round staring eyes = The old man Unpleasant smile covering a fat white face = The gentleman in blue Long sad face = The man in black with white hair Nervously tried to calm the old man down = The nurse</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following events with their descriptions in the story:

<p>The old man sat up in bed and opened his mouth wide = Possibly crying out Lights showed to the left of the house, and a lit coach drove up to the front door = A visitor arrived The man in black with white hair put his bag of papers on the table = Listened with a worried face to what they told him The old man fell back on the bed, his arms stopped moving and his pained face slowly became calm and still = Became calm and still after the arrival of the man in black</p> Signup and view all the answers

Match the following objects with their locations in the story:

<p>Candle, bottle, bowl, and pan = Taken by the lady as she left the room Bag of papers = Put on the table by the man in black with white hair Dining room = Where the man in black with white hair was taken by the man and wife Coach = Disappeared into the night after the man in black with white hair returned to it</p> Signup and view all the answers

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