Starter quiz
- Who is the character of Arthur in 'Small Island"?
- Bernard's father ✓
- Hortense's Father
- Michael's father
- Gilbert's father
- Elwood's father
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- In 'Small Island' Act 1 Scene 2, Bernard explains that his father was in the 'Great War' and suffers from what?
- Trench foot
- Yellow-fever
- Shell shock ✓
- Typhoid
- Gangrene
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- In 'Small Island' which three characters enlist in the RAF?
- Micheal ✓
- Elwood
- Bernard ✓
- Mr Philip
- Gilbert ✓
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- In 'Small Island' what dramatic event is being described at the start of Act 1 Scene 3?
- A chaotic, violent argument in a London street.
- A wild, foreboding hurricane in a Jamaican town.
- A vicious, chaotic fist fight in a cinema. ✓
- A loud, terrifying air raid over Earl's Court.
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- Who is the character that expresses cynicism and challenges the idea of the 'mother country' in the play 'Small Island'?
- Gilbert
- Elwood ✓
- Sergeant Thwaites
- Michael
- Hortense
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- How does Elwood's view of the war contribute to the broader themes of colonialism in 'Small Island'?
- He supports the idea of collective identity.
- He challenges the myth of a united colonial identity. ✓
- He encourages enlistment in the RAF.
- He promotes the British Empire's ideologies.
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