The theme is The Quest, one of the oldest themes in literature
how does the author succeed in promoting the reader's sympathy for the little girls? Mansfield evokes sympathy for the little kelveys. she sarcastically says they are "very nice company for other people's children!". she also describes the bedraggled, ragged clothing.
Its basically a book that tells u the synonyms( another word for a word), like the word extreme, a synonym for that is extraordinary, and also antonyms( they are the opposites of words) as well, like say for example the word like, the antonym for that is dislike, so basically the opposite of a word, definition. I hope all this information helps u with your question.
To evoke a sullen response, someone could punish another person.
