Q.1
At what point in the play does this passage take place?
  • This scene is at the beginning of the play and shows the four characters clearing Doris's house after Jack's death
  • This passage is from Act Two and takes place in the middle of the play after Jack's death
  • The passage is taken from the end of the play just before Rosie discovers that she is Jackie's daughter
  • This scene takes place immediately after Jackie and Rosie take a holiday together
Q.2
What does Doris mean when she says to her daughter, "I doubt it"?
  • She does not believe that they will be able to clear the house out in time
  • She does not believe Margaret will be able to air out the house
  • She does not think Margaret will be able to put life right again
  • She does not think that Rosie and Jackie will be much help
Q.3
Rosie jokes that even Jackie cannot bring a dead rose back to life. This deeply symbolic moment applies also to which of the following?
  • Rosie's strong desire to participate in political protest
  • Jackie's inability to recreate the mother-daughter relationship with Rosie
  • Margaret's reluctance to discuss her illness
  • Doris's memories of her mother's struggles
Q.4
Margaret offers Jackie a cup of tea which is refused. What does this exchange between mother and daughter tell the audience?
  • Margaret persists in offering Jackie things that she expects to be rejected
  • Jackie expects Margaret to remember that she does not take sugar in her tea
  • Margaret believes that Jackie should make a greater effort to please others
  • All of the above
Q.5
When Doris says that she doesn't believe it necessary to have the electricity and water turned on, how does Margaret understand her?
  • Margaret thinks she is needlessly denying them a necessity
  • Margaret believes that she is not thinking straight in her grief
  • Margaret understands that Doris is worried about the bills
  • Margaret thinks her mother is trying to stop the work being done
Q.6
Which one of the following does NOT describe the atmosphere of this scene?
  • Tense
  • Heavy
  • Suspenseful
  • Mournful
Q.7
Which of the following lines reminds the audience that Rosie views Jackie as her sister?
  • "Did you do it because you like Jackie best?"
  • "Even you can’t organise roses to come alive"
  • "C’mon, we can’t prune them now"
  • "Mum, can Jackie and I make a snowman?"
Q.8
Doris's concern about the roses stems from which of the following?
  • She has always been fond of her garden and especially the flowers
  • She has always been concerned about what other people think of her
  • She feels sorry to be leaving her roses behind and regretful for neglecting them
  • All of the above
Q.9
What does the final line tell us about Jackie?
  • Jackie is engaging in wishful thinking and only really has space for Rosie
  • Jackie adores her family and has set aside a room in her home for each member
  • One of Jackie's deepest hopes is that Rosie will come to live with her
  • Jackie does not really have space for the rest of her family but is only being polite
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