The Garden Party

and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield

1 Who said what? Match a number from A with a letter 3 Match the following words with the correct story;
from B. doll, paddock, cart, creek, lawn, shearing, lily,
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marquee, scones, cottage.

A
The Garden Party
1 ‘Think how that poor woman will feel if she
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hears a band playing ...’
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2 ‘Look, here’s the sitting-room and the
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The Woman at the Store

kitchen, and that’s the—’
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3 ‘Excuse me, Mademoiselle, you dropped this.’
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4 ‘Give me back that letter. Give it back to me
at once, you bad, wicked woman ...’ 10 marks
5 ‘Oh, no, this is the first time I have ever
been abroad at all.’ 4 Are these sentences about The Garden Party true (T)
6 ‘Go on, go on! Shoot him down! Shoot him!’ or false (F)?
7 ‘... long before you’re as old as I am, you’ll a Laura was very business-like about
be sitting up there on the stage in your nice organizing the party.
black dress, watching.’ b The man who died lived nearby.
8 ‘Flowers! You wouldn’t believe it Madam, c Jose thought it was silly to stop the party.
the flowers he used to give me.’ d Mrs Sheridan was worried that the man had
9 ‘He’s gone shearing and left me all alone died in her garden.
again.’ e When her brother told Laura how
B wonderful she looked, Laura forgot about
a Kezia, The Doll’s House the dead man.
b Laura Sheridan, The Garden Party f Laura did not enjoy the party very much.
c Millie, Millie g After the party, Laura decided to take a
d Miss Moss, Pictures basket of food to the dead man’s family.
e The fat man, Her First Ball h Laura respected her brother’s opinion about
f Ian French, Feuille d’Album everything.
g The governess, The Little Governess
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h The maid, The Ladies Maid
i The woman, The Woman at the Store 5 Which character in these stories did you find the
most interesting? Give reasons for your answer.
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2 Complete the following sentences with information
from the stories The Garden Party, The Doll’s House, ...........................................................................................
Pictures, The Little Governess, Her First Ball. ...........................................................................................
1 Laura was unhappy about having the garden ...........................................................................................
party because ... ...........................................................................................
2 Lil Kelvey went to see the doll’s house
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because ...
3 Miss Moss went to the Café Madrid because ...
4 The waiter was angry with the governess T Total marks
because ...
5 The fat, bald man upset Leila because ...

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and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield

Setting 14 Miss Ada Moss wants to find work as _____.

a □ a teacher b □ a maid or cleaner
Choose the best answer.
c □ a cook or waitress d □ an actress or singer
1 Ian French is an artist who lives in _____. 15 Miss Ada Moss’s landlady is _____.
a □ New Zealand b □ France c □ America a □ kind and helpful b □ quiet and polite
d □ Germany c □ hard and mean d □ funny and cheerful
2 One day, the Burnell children get a beautiful 16 On the train, the little governess starts to feel
doll’s house that smells of _____. _____ the older German man.
a □ flowers b □ food c □ paint d □ perfume a □ angry with b □ comfortable with
3 Laura and her family are going to have a party c □ worried about d □ bored with
in _____. 17 At the ball, the fat man makes Leila feel _____.
a □ their house b □ their garden c □ their a □ sad b □ happy c □ confident d □ stupid
neighbour’s garden d □ the public gardens 18 Over the years, the woman at the store has
4 Miss Ada Moss is a woman who desperately become more _____.
needs some _____. a □ calm and relaxed b □ warm and beautiful
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a □ eggs b □ new shoes c □ paint d □ money c □ wild and crazy d □ popular

5 The little governess has never _____ before. 19 Millie Evans finds _____ who is injured at her farm.
a □ travelled on a train b □ been abroad a □ a small boy b □ a young man
c □ been to a hotel d □ eaten strawberries c □ a young woman d □ an old man
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6 The little governess is going to work in _____. 20 The lady’s maid is a _____ woman.
a □ Germany b □ Austria c □ Russia a □ hard-working, obedient b □ lazy, careless
d □ France c □ strange, silent d □ sad, miserable
7 At the ball, Leila dances with _____.
a □ nobody b □ her sister c □ a lot of 20 marks
different men d □ one fat man
8 The woman with blue eyes and yellow hair lives
at a store _____. Dialogue
a □ in a very lonely place b □ on the edge of
Who said or wrote this?
a busy town c □ on a small island d □ next to
21 ‘Excuse me, Mademoiselle. You dropped this.’
a beach
a □ Ian French b □ the man in the fish shop
9 Millie Evans learns that Mr Williamson has
c □ the girl in the flat d □ the girl’s mother
been _____.
22 ‘Is it true that you’re going to be a servant when
a □ punished b □ robbed c □ killed d □ hurt
you grow up, Lil Kelvey?’
10 The lady’s maid has worked for ‘my lady’ for
a □ Aunt Beryl b □ Isabel Burnell c □ Kezia
_____.
Burnell d □ Lena Logan
a □ a few days b □ a few weeks
23 ‘But we can’t possibly have a garden party with
c □ a few months d □ a long time
a man dead just outside the front gate.’
20 marks a □ Laura b □ Jose c □ Mrs Sheridan
d □ Mr Sheridan
24 ‘... there’s plenty of other people who would
Characters give me good money for a room like this.’
a □ Miss Ada Moss b □ Mrs Pine
Choose the best answer.
c □ Mr Kadgit d □ Mr Bithem
11 Ian French is a _____ man. 25 ‘Well, I’m not really an actress. I’m a trained singer.’
a □ cruel, dangerous b □ relaxed, cheerful a □ Miss Ada Moss b □ Mrs Pine c □ the
c □ talkative, confident d □ quiet, shy fair baby girl of thirty d □ the waitress in the
12 Lil and Else Kelvey are poor girls who _____. café
a □ everybody likes b □ everybody knows 26 ‘I wonder if you would let me show you a little
c □ nobody plays with d □ nobody knows of Munich today.’
13 Mrs Sheridan gives Laura a _____ to wear to the a □ Frau Arnholdt b □ the lady at the
party. Governess Agency c □ the waiter
a □ hat b □ dress c □ blouse d □ necklace d □ the older German man

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27 ‘Yes, it really is the first ball I’ve ever been to. Plot
You see, I’ve lived in the country all my life …’
Choose the best answer.
a □ the fat man b □ Meg c □ Leila d □ Laura
28 ‘Six years I’ve been here and it’s broken me, 41 Ian French finally decides to _____ the girl in
living here. I told him, it’s broken me, taken the flat.
away everything I had.’ a □ paint b □ photograph c □ talk to
a □ Jim b □ Jo c □ the kid d □ the woman d □ marry
with blue eyes and yellow hair 42 Kezia asks Lil and Else Kelvey to _____ but
29 ‘I know who you are. I must have been blind not Aunt Beryl tells them to go away.
to see it from the start.’ a □ buy the doll’s house b □ see the doll’s
a □ Mr Williamson b □ Mrs Williamson house c □ have dinner d □ go on a walk
c □ Millie Evans d □ Willie Cox 43 Laura goes to see Mrs Scott’s _____.
30 ‘Take them all back. It’s all over. I’m not going a □ new house b □ new baby c □ sick
to marry you.’ mother d □ dead husband
a □ Harry b □ Ellen, the maid c □ ‘My Lady’ 44 Miss Ada Moss meets a man in the Café de
Madrid and decides _____ with him.

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d □ Ellen’s grandfather
a □ to play cards b □ to go to the theatre
20 marks c □ to go to his house d □ to have dinner
45 The waiter at the hotel is angry with the little

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governess because she _____.
Vocabulary a □ is rude and not polite to him b □ doesn’t
give him enough money c □ eats too much
Choose the best answer.
food d □ doesn’t eat any food
31 when something doesn’t happen very often
46 At his flat, the older German man starts to
a □ rare b □ frequent c □ basic d □ necessary
_____ the little governess.
32 a leather seat for sitting on a horse
a □ play music to b □ sing with c □ rob
a □ sofa b □ armchair c □ saddle d □ belt
d □ kiss
33 to write your details on a form
47 At the end of the ball, Leila suddenly feels _____
a □ fill in b □ fill up c □ put up d □ put
again.
down
a □ happy b □ sad c □ hungry d □ thirsty
34 when you feel sad and tired
48 The kid at the store draws a picture of a woman
a □ delighted b □ weary c □ fortunate
_____ a man.
d □ thirsty
a □ dancing with and then kissing
35 a part of a railway train where passengers sit
b □ shooting and then burying c □ marrying
a □ car b □ room c □ carriage d □ cart
and then leaving d □ writing to and then
36 an area of short, neat grass in a garden
meeting
a □ lake b □ lawn c □ field d □ bush
49 Millie Evans tries to help Harrison by _____.
37 a toy that looks like a person, for children to
a □ giving him money b □ giving him a horse
play with
c □ hiding him under the bed d □ washing
a □ swing b □ farm c □ game d □ doll
and feeding him
38 a small simple house that you usually find in the
50 Ellen, the lady’s maid decided not to _____ and
countryside
continued working for ‘my lady’.
a □ flat b □ cottage c □ castle d □ block
a □ marry Harry b □ open a shop c □ go on
39 the first light of a new day; when the sun starts
holiday d □ work in London
to come up
a □ storm b □ sunset c □ dawn d □ dusk 20 marks
40 an animal which is like a horse, but it has short
legs and long ears
a □ sheep b □ giraffe c □ deer d □ donkey Total marks

20 marks

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