Small Island Review Quiz

Which of these statements are correct?

• ‘Small Island’ only takes place before the Second World War.

• Immigrants from The Windrush Generation were always treated kindly in Britain after the Second World War.

• Many immigrants from The Windrush Generation were often looked down upon and verbally abused in Britain during the 1940s-1960s.

• ‘Small Island’ is a story about immigration.

Which of these events show us that Hortense has changed by the end of the play?

• Hortense tells Gilbert they shouldn’t adopt Queenie’s baby.

• Hortense tells Gilbert she is proud of him and that he will be an excellent lawyer.

• Hortense continues to be disappointed in Gilbert.

• Hortense shows love and emotion towards Gilbert by kissing him passionately.

Which of these themes does Arthur’s character highlight?

• The glory of fighting in war.

• The mental effects of war.

• The harmful effects of racism.

• The importance of war.

Which of these statements are correct?

• By the end of the play Hortense is in a loving marriage with Michael.

• By the end of the play Hortense becomes a mother by adopting Queenie’s baby.

• By the end of the play Queenie doesn’t” have the guts” to raise her own biracial son.

• By the end of the play Queenie raises her son Michael with Bernard.

Which of these statements are correct?

• Andrea Levy wrote the novel from the point of view of the four main characters. 

• Helen Edmundson wrote the novel, ‘Small Island’.

• Andrea Levy wrote the novel and play, ‘Small Island’.

• Andrea Levy asked Helen Edmundson to turn ‘Small Island’ into a play.

Which of these statements are correct?

• Queenie’s humorous attitude contrasts with Hortense’s serious attitude.

• Gilbert and Bernard are both in love with Queenie.

• Queenie and Hortense both clash with their husbands.

• Queenie loves Bernard deeply in Act One, but not in Act Two.

Here is a quotation from the play.

"She [Queenie] is laughing but also crying."

Which of these emotions is this stage direction designed to portray?

• Disbelief

• Anger

• Happiness

• Passion

Which of these statements is correct?

• At the end of the play Bernard accepts and raises the baby with Queenie as his own.

• Queenie asks Hortense to take her baby.

• Queenie sends the baby to an orphanage.

• Queenie gives her baby away because she doesn’t love him.

Which of these statements uses the word euphemism correctly?

• He told many euphemisms so his teacher told him off for lying.

• She said, ‘I didn’t mean what I said. That’s why I used a euphemism.’

• A euphemism tones down your words, and changes the meaning.

• Many parents use euphemisms for grown up subjects when speaking in front of their children.

Which scene from the play begins with a tableau (freeze frame)

• Act 1 Scene 1

• Act 1 Scene 2

• Act 1 Scene 3

• Act 2 Scene 1