Starter quiz

  • In 'Small Island', what do we find out about Queenie at the end of Act 1?
    • She is pregnant  ✓
    • She is in love with Michael
    • She desperately misses Bernard
  • In 'Small Island', what is suggested might have happened to Bernard?
    • He has been shot dead.
    • He is 'missing in action'.
    • He has decided not to return home.  ✓
    • He is in military prison.
  • Complete this quote spoken by Queenie in 'Small Island': "And what am I? Am I a ______ or what?"
    • 'widow' ✓
  • Starting with the first, put these plot points from 'Small Island', Act 2 Scenes 1-4 in chronological order.
    • 1
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      Hortense arrives in England. She is horrified at Gilbert's living situation.
    • 2
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      Miss Todd reveals the racist attitude of the neighbourhood which Queenie rebukes
    • 3
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      The racism and hostility Gilbert endures at work is revealed.
    • 4
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      Gilbert sees Elwood in his 'mind's eye'.
    • 5
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      Hortense attempts to make egg and chips which results in an argument.
    • 6
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      Hortense sees Miss Jewel in her 'mind's eye' after an argument with Gilbert.
    • 7
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      Hortense tells Gilbert about the racism she has encountered for the first time.
  • In 'Small Island' Act 2 Scene 4 what does Hortense attempt to make for Gilbert and why is it significant?
    • A roast dinner to emphasise how bad her cooking is.
    • She knits him some socks to show how cold the house is.
    • She cooks egg and chips but it's a disaster, which reveals cultural differences.  ✓
    • A pot of tea to create a quintessential image of Britain.
  • Match the character from 'Small Island' to the correct quote.
    • Elwood
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      "Why you fall for their lies again?" ✓
    • Miss Jewel
      ⇔
      "Ah. Hengland. Di mudda-land". ✓
    • Hortense
      ⇔
      "You make me come here to live like an animal!" ✓
    • Gilbert
      ⇔
      "And let me tell you this one thing - you are lucky!" ✓
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