Q.1
How does the ordinary feature in the play?
  • Through familial relationships
  • Through domestic settings
  • Through illness and death
  • All of the above
Q.2
In what sense is "judgement" a theme of the play?
  • The women of the play are frequently critical, but only about men
  • Characters often pass moral judgement both on themselves and on others in the play
  • The play is similar to a trial in a courtroom
  • Judgement does not feature in the play
Q.3
Objects in the play are shown to be meaningful as triggers for ....
  • Arguments
  • Memory
  • Lies
  • Music
Q.4
Whom does Rosie describe as always sounding apologetic on the phone?
  • Doris
  • Margaret
  • Jackie
  • Jack
Q.5
Which of the following does NOT relate to the themes of dishonesty and secrecy in the play?
  • Margaret hides her engagement to Ken
  • Doris simply ignores questions from the young Margaret when she does not wish to answer them
  • Rosie believes Margaret and Ken to be her parents
  • Margaret does not admit the true state of her health to anyone
Q.6
Doris keeps her resentments inside; Rosie openly supports political protests. Which of the following is true of Margaret and Jackie?
  • They are well-adjusted and are able to quietly acknowledge their feelings about issues
  • They often take out their feelings on each other
  • Both make a political stand for their beliefs, like Rosie
  • Both bottle up their feelings like Doris
Q.7
"We need bits of her finger-nail and hair and stuff." To which theme does this line spoken in the Wasteground relate?
  • Judgement
  • Magic
  • The difficulties of balancing family and career
  • The political
Q.8
Inheritance is one of the themes of the play. This theme is apparent in all but which one of the following?
  • Jack leaves his house and possessions to Jackie
  • Margaret's doll, Suky, is passed down through the generations
  • Rosie decides to enter the same career her great-grandmother followed
  • Each of the women faces the same issues both in life and in their relationships with their mothers and/or daughters
Q.9
The play presents career advancement as a trade-off with which of the following?
  • Living a moral life
  • Having friends
  • Being a good wife and mother
  • Economic security
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