Updated on 27/05/2026
*3. The Little Girl (Katherine Mansfield)*
*1. What was the name of the ‘little girl’ in the story?*
Ans. Kezia
*2. Who was Kezia?*
Ans. A little girl
*3. Who is the writer of this story?*
Ans. Katherine Mansfield
*4. To the little girl who was a figure to be feared and avoided?*
Ans. Her father
*5. How did Kezia feel when her father left for the office?*
Ans. A sense of relief
*6. What does Kezia’s father compare her to?*
Ans. An owl
*7. How many members were there in Kezia’s family?*
Ans. Four
*8. Who was the cook in Kezia’s house?*
Ans. Alice
*9. What did Kezia discover on the bed-table?*
Ans. Many sheets of fine paper
*10. What did Kezia’s grandmother suggest to Kezia to give a surprise gift to her father on his birthday?*
Ans. Pin-cushion
*11. Who was Kezia’s neighbor?*
Ans. Mr. Macdonald
*12. How many children did Macdonald have?*
Ans. Five
*13. Why was Kezia’s father going to beat her?*
Ans. Because she had torn his important papers into pieces
*14. Who was Alice?*
Ans. The cook in Kezia’s house
*15. Where did Kezia’s grandmother and mother go one day?*
Ans. To hospital
*3. The Little Girl (Katherine Mansfield)*
Textual Questions
*1. Why was Kezia afraid of her father?*
Ans. He used to speak rudely to Kezia. He always gave commands to everyone in the house. He has a strict behaviour. He never played with Kezia. That is why she was afraid of her father.
*2. Who were the people in Kezia’s family?*
Ans.There were four members in her family, her father, mother, grandmother and Kezia herself. Alice was the cook in her house.
*3. What were Kezia’s feelings for her father?*
Ans. Kezia thought her father was a hard-working but short-tempered man. He was a strict person who always gave commands to others. He was a quiet man. He did not play with her.
*4. Why did Kezia’s father punish her with a ruler?*
Ans.She was making a gift to present to her father on his birthday so she tore important papers to stuff in the pin cushion. It was an important speech written by her father on these papers. So her father punished her for tearing these papers.
Long-Answer
*1. Narrate in about 100 words the story ‘The Little Girl’.*
Ans. The main character of the story is a little girl, Kezia. The story is about the relationship between parents and their children. The writer Katherine Mansfield tells us that young children do not feel that their parents love, care for them. They thought their parents were strict with them. But when children grow up they realize that all the acts of their parents were favourable for them. The bond of love between parents and their children has been underlined through this story. Kezia, who was afraid from his father in the beginning for his strictness, later understands how his father treats him with love and affection.