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Question 1

While swinging in her yard, Kezia sees the Kelveys walking down the road. As the Kelveys come nearer; their shadows stretch long, reaching across the road so that the shadows of their heads are in the buttercups. Kezia clambers back up the gate,...

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Question 2

The Doll's House

Pat pried it open with his penknife, and the whole house front swung back, and—there you were, gazing at one and the same moment into the
drawing-room and dining-room, the kitchen and two bedrooms.

Meaning, Pat used his penknife to open the side...

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Question 3

Who is described using animal images?

The Kelveys are described with animal images. The images serve as a symbol of their alienation from society.

Else: “a littlewhite owl”.

The girls move “like two little stray cats”.

Beryl shoos the girls away “as if they were chickens."

Beryl...

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