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Blood Brothers Act 1 Part 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the play set?

a)

Manchester

b)

Cornwall

c)

London

d)

Liverpool

2.

Where is Mr Johnstone?

a)

He left her.

b)

At the pub.

c)

Working away.

d)

He's around - just does not appear on stage.

3.

What happened to Mickey's toy car?

a)

He didn't have one.

b)

Debt collectors took it.

c)

Nothing, it's fine.

d)

Sammy broke it.

4.

Mrs Johnstone

"With one more baby we could have [..............]. But not with two."

a)

managed

b)

survived

c)

thrived

d)

struggled

5.

The narrator warns "a debt is a debt, and must be ...."

a)

done

b)

made

c)

paid

d)

laid

6.

Mrs Johnstone agrees to give her child to Mrs Lyons as long as...

a)

she pays her a large sum of money

b)

she sees the child daily

c)

she leaves her the cutest one

d)

she gives her their house

7.
Who's idea is it that Mrs Johnstone should give the baby to Mrs Lyons?
a)
Mrs Lyons
b)
Mrs Johnstone
c)
The Narrator
d)
The Milkman
8.
Why was Mrs Lyons so desperate to have a baby?
a)
Mrs Lyons cannot have her own babies and this makes her so sad.
b)
She thinks that Mrs Johnstone is a terrible mother.
9.
The thing that Mrs Johnstone is most scared of is
a)
the social services taking her children.
b)
not earning much money.
c)
her husband coming back.
d)
her children getting in trouble at school.
10.
Mrs Lyons believes that a baby would have a better life with her.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
Mrs Lyons makes Mrs Johnstone swear on the bible.
Why?
a)
Mrs Johnstone is known to be a dishonest liar and Mrs Lyons does not trust her or believe her.
b)
Mrs Johnstone is very superstitious and she will have to stick to the deal or something bad will happen.
12.
Mrs Lyons says
"they're born, you didn't notify me."
This shows that:
a)
Mrs Johnstone forgot about Mrs Lyons.
b)
Mrs Johnstone wanted to keep the babies.
13.
Mrs Lyons says
"you swore on the bible"
This make Mrs Johnstone feel....
a)
proud and religious.
b)
scared and pressured.
14.
When Mrs Lyons chooses a baby, Mrs Johnstone says
 "don't tell me which one".
This is because ...
a)
It doesn't matter which one is taken. She doesn't care.
b)
It doesn't matter which one is taken. She would miss both of them just as much.
15.

Mrs Lyons tells Mrs Johnstone...

a)

that she is her friend and she is always welcome to see the baby.

b)

that she is sacked. She doesn't want the natural mother near the baby.

16.

Which of the following superstitions ARE NOT mentioned in Act 1, Scene 3?

a)

New shoes on the table

b)

Spilled salt

c)

A cracked mirror

d)

Walking under a ladder

e)

A single magpie

17.

What does Mrs. L say will happen to twins secretly parted?

a)

If either twin learns, they immediately become friends

b)

They will be cursed

c)

They will never meet again

d)

If either twin learns he was once a pair, they shall both immediately die.

e)

tears