What is taking place in this poem?
  • The arrest of a group of rebels, including the narrator
  • A kidnapping of the narrator and other civilians
  • The close questioning of the narrator and others
  • The capture of an enemy patrol by the narrator and others
Who wishes to do his job well?
  • The narrator
  • The leader of the patrol
  • One of the men in the patrol
  • One of the lovers
When the patrol leader says 'the whole must come out now', he implies that he already knows what the people he is interrogating have done. Which words contradict this implied meaning?
  • 'Who, what we are'
  • 'Where we have come from, with what purpose'
  • 'Whose / Country or camp we plot for or betray'
  • 'Question on question'
'The careless lovers in pairs go by, / Hand linked in hand, wandering another star, / So near we could shout to them.' This is an example of...
  • Satire
  • Juxtaposition
  • Personification
  • Simile
In the lines quoted in question four, what is the significance of the word 'could'?
  • Although it is possible to call to the lovers, the group don't
  • The group called to the lovers, but the lovers couldn't hear them
  • The lovers would be on the side of the patrol, so the group choose not to call
  • The group do not wish to attract the attention of the lovers
Which word best describes the group under interrogation?
  • Careless
  • Thoughtless
  • Rebellious
  • Passive
Considering the answer to question six, which words reinforce this impression?
  • Conscientious, intent, indifferent, purpose, interrogation
  • Beyond, saunter, thoughtless, careless, wandering
  • Surly, plot, betray, action, edge
  • Hesitated, stood, waited, cannot, endurance
What does the narrator see as the cause of this everlasting interrogation?
  • Rebellion
  • Action
  • Hesitation
  • Carelessness
What might the narrator mean by 'we are on the very edge'?
  • They will not be able to cope with the interrogation for much longer
  • Change is imminent
  • They are on a knife-edge - within touching distance of freedom, or death
  • Any of the above
Which of the following does NOT reinforce the sense of endurance?
  • The poem lacks any division into stanzas
  • The poem contains several colloquialisms
  • The poem contains several instances of enjambment
  • Repetition
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