Perfecting Pratas Revision Part 1

Who are the main characters of Perfecting Pratas?

• Albert

• Ben

• Sushila

• Desmond Sim

______ is an important character who doesn't appear on stage but causes the MAIN conflict in the play.

• Sushila

• Young Ben

• Mother

• Desmond Sim

The setting of the play is...

• The kitchen

• The living room

• The bedroom

• The garden

When did Mother die?

• In the last few months

• When Ben was a baby

• Ten years ago

• Fifteen years ago

The play emphasises Albert's dedication as a parent through...(Tick TWO answers only.)

• Albert yelling, 'You don't bring your mother into this!'

• The clean kitchen

• Ben's appreciation of all the little things Albert does.

• Albert making pratas for Ben at the end of the play.

'When you make it with your own hands...then it's special.'

This line highlights that the pratas are an important symbol that represent...

• delicious food

• Mother's perfect love and care for the family

• Albert's struggle to be a perfect father

• Sushila's love for Ben

Which of these lines show Albert's sense of inadequacy as a father? Tick TWO options.

• Your mother was a real mother. I'm not qualified to be a father.

• I'm sorry, Ben.

• Your ma made all the dough! I just pretended to play along!

• You've been missing her since you were eight.

Albert: (sadly) 'Your ma just did everything perfectly when she was alive. Her bread loaves rose and browned perfectly. Mine just collapse and shrivel like an old man's buns.'

What do these lines most clearly show about Albert?

• Albert feels that his son loves his mother more than him.

• Albert wants to do everything perfectly.

• Albert feels that he will never match up to his wife.

• Albert cannot get over his wife's death.

Ben: 'I don't remember her face! [...] What's wrong with me, Pa?

These lines show that Ben feels...

• Guilty that he can no longer remember his mother.

• Frustrated that his mother didn't take more photos of herself.

• Angry with his father for not making pratas with him.

• Sad that his father didn't talk more about his mother.

Ben: 'I just wanna talk. [...] We never get to talk.

Albert: 'Talk? Talk about what?'

What do these lines show about Ben and Albert's relationship at the start of the play? (Tick TWO correct options.)

• They have little time for quality conversations with each other.

• Albert cares about Ben deeply.

• Ben wants to connect more with his father.

• Albert feels angry when he talks to Ben.