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Questions

Q1. What made Kezia say this line?

Q2. What does this line reveal about her emotional state?

Q3. How does this question highlight the theme of the story?

Q4. What is the tone of this line — angry, confused, or helpless? Justify.

E. “He had a big heart, but he had to work hard every day, and no time was left for talking. When Kezia
went to sleep, her head on his heart, she told herself it was nice to have a father who was big and warm…”

Questions

Q1. How does Kezia’s view of her father change in this scene?

Q2. What does “big and warm” symbolize here?

Q3. What do we learn about the father’s character through this passage?

Q4. How does this passage bring closure to the story’s central theme?

Answer in 40-50 words:

1. Why do you think Kezia was afraid of her father? What kind of relationship did they share initially?

2. How does the author use Kezia’s perception to portray the father’s personality? Do you think the father
was really as strict as she thought?

3. If you were in Kezia’s place, how would you have tried to understand your father better?

4. How does Kezia’s opinion about her father change by the end of the story? What incident leads to this
change?

5. Quote a few lines from the story that show Kezia’s fear of her father. What literary techniques are used
to create this fear?

6. Compare and contrast Kezia’s relationship with her father and that of the Macdonald children with their
father. What does this tell us about parenting styles?

7. Imagine you are Kezia. Write a diary entry about your feelings before and after the night your father
comforted you.

8. How does the story "The Little Girl" convey the theme that people are not always as they appear? Give
examples.

9. What is the significance of the title “The Little Girl”? How does it reflect the themes of the story?

Answer in 100-150 words

1. How does Katherine Mansfield use symbolism and imagery to convey Kezia’s emotions?