The importance of Act 1 | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

In what year was 'Small Island' first performed at the National Theatre?
- 2004
- 2019 ✓
- 1989
- 1999
In 'Small Island' what are the play's primary locations?
- Jamaica ✓
- Dominican Republic
- England ✓
- Scotland
Starting with the first, put the plot events from 'Small Island' Act 1 in to chronological order.
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  Hortense witnesses Michael and Mrs Ryder's affair
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  Queenie and Bernard are married. He then signs up for the RAF
- 3
  
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  We hear Gilbert's story about signing up for the RAF
- 4
  
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  Gilbert is involved in a violent racist incident in the cinema. Arthur is shot
- 5
  
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  Queenie discovers Bernard is alive, but decided not to come home after the war
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  Hortense and Gilbert marry in order to migrate in the Empire Windrush
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  Queenie discovers she is pregnant with Michael's baby
In 'Small Island' which character says, "I'm done with this small island. I seen too much of the world now."
- Gilbert ✓
- Hortense
- Michael
- Elwood
- Bernard
Complete this quote from Act 1 Scene 7 of 'Small Island'. Hortense states "England is my ..."
- 'golden life' ✓
In the opening stage directions of 'Small Island' Act 1 Scene 8, what year is mentioned, and what event is highlighted?
- 1918; The start of World War I
- 1939; Pathé-style news footage of Jamaica preparing for a hurricane
- 1945; The end of World War II
- 1948; Empire Day ✓