Q.1
DORIS: When Jack's parents came visiting I used to borrow the silver teapot from Next Door. Got in a fix one day, because Next Door's in-laws popped by the same afternoon. What effect does the capitalisation of "Next Door" have?
  • It gives the impression that Doris did not know her neighbors' names
  • It gives the impression of a proper place name
  • It implies that Doris did not get along with her neighbors
  • The capitalisation is a mistake and does not convey any impression
Q.2
DORIS: My father turned up once, after we'd moved to Jubilee Street. Mother took him back, of course. Which use of language demonstrates that Doris sees some aspects of male/female relationships as inevitable?
  • Turned up
  • Once
  • Took him back
  • Of course
Q.3
DORIS: I'm not talking about that. ( ). I'm talking about the . . . for little arms reaching up and clinging round your neck. ( .) Which of the following emphasizes the domesticity in Doris's lines?
  • The denial in her first sentence
  • Her actions, described as cradling the sheet
  • Her mention of the word "desire"
  • The description of her action as burying her face
Q.4
MARGARET: After you phoned . . . after you asked us . . . Daddy went upstairs and got your old high chair down from the attic. ( .) Like sisters, he said. A new little sister . . . Which of the following words describes Margaret's and Ken's emotions at the thought of taking Rosie in?
  • Resigned
  • Full of dread
  • Eager
  • Anxious
Q.5
DORIS: And do you know, she doesn't look the sort to even open a book. But she's quite the best, the comments she comes out with in class. She can't spell, of course. ( .) But it just goes to show: you can't judge by appearances. Jack was wrong. What information is conveyed by Doris's pause?
  • It shows that she is still keeping secrets in the family
  • It shows that she is losing the power of speech in her age
  • It shows that she is not sure what she ought to say to her great-granddaughter
  • It shows that she is reconsidering what she has just said
Q.6
ROSIE: Secrecy kills. ( .) — Nuclear secrecy. What effect does the pause have in this line?
  • It seems as if Rosie is trying to remember the word "nuclear"
  • Rosie seems distracted by someone else
  • The pause hints that Jackie was about to interrupt
  • The pause emphasizes the biggest secret in the play, that of Rosie's own birth
Q.7
MARGARET: Will we win the war? DORIS: Not if you don't keep quiet and go to sleep. How might Doris's response best be described?
  • Evasive
  • Truthful
  • Thoughtful
  • All of the above
Q.8
ROSIE: My outside's the same as my inside. That's why when I talk Mom thinks I'm being rude. What does Rosie think Margaret perceives as rudeness?
  • Hiding her feelings on the "inside"
  • Being unpleasant with the intention to offend
  • Honesty
  • Telling other people what they ought to think
Q.9
DORIS: We're coming at Christmas. Or don't you want us this year? What is the effect of Doris's negative phrasing?
  • Doris implies that Margaret and Ken do not wish her and Jack to visit
  • Doris implies that she hopes Margaret and Ken do not want her and Jack to visit
  • Doris implies that she does not really wish to visit Margaret at Christmas
  • Doris's phrasing has no particular effect
Q.10
ROSIE: But your job's only typing, Mum. What effect does the use of the word "only" have here?
  • It indicates that Margaret is dissatisfied with her life
  • It diminishes the importance of Margaret's work
  • It implies that Rosie has a limited vocabulary
  • It implies that Rosie has no imagination
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