Blood Brothers

What major theme can be identified in the short story ‘Blood Brothers’?

• Racism and Prejudice

• Appearance vs Reality

• Justice

• Poverty

What is the name of the character that was afraid and was envious of his older brother?

• Benny

• Peter

• Benjy

• Paul

Which brother was confident and had a blithe attitude towards life?

• Banjo

• Paul

• Benjy

• Peter

Which of the following words would mean unable to be questioned, attacked or defeated?

• Blithe

• Unassailable

• Citadel

• Sauntered

Which of the following would be a symbol in the short story of Blood Brothers?

• The number 13

• The Casuarina tree

• The number 13 and the Casuarina tree

• None of the above

The Casuarina Trees are very symbolic of

• Life and death

• Benjy’s carefree attitude and his fear

• Paul’s inner and outer moods and attitudes towards his brother

• Night and day

Which of the following would best describe the author’s style when writing this story?

• He used indirect characterization very effectively to give us a glimpse into the thoughts of Paul.

• He used symbolism to give us a glimpse into the eventual ending of the story.

• He contrasted the 2 characters to great effect so that we could view each character's side of the story.

• All of the above

What is the main conflict in Blood Brothers?

• Paul hates Benjy, his brother.

• Paul doesn’t want to share his drawing tools.

• Benjy hates Paul, his brother.

• Paul kills Benjy.

Who is Mac?

• He is the town’s tailor.

• He is the shoe maker.

• He is the clock repairer.

• He is the father of the children.

Who wrote the short story Blood Brothers?

• Kristin Hunter

• Oliver Senior

• Olive Senior

• John Wickham