A View from the Bridge

What does Eddie first question Catherine about?

• Who she's been speaking to

• How she's dressed

• School

• Where she's going

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What impression does the audience first form of Eddie?

• Admiring and proud father

• Relaxed father-figure to Catherine

• Over-protective father-figure

• Supportive father-figure

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How does Catherine behave around Eddie?

• Immature

• Rude and distant

• Defensive

• Innocent and friendly

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How would you describe Catherine and Eddie's relationship at the start of the play?

• Close

• Distant

• Unusual

• Normal

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Why does Miller introduce the play by establishing the relationship between Eddie and Catherine?

• To show that they are the main characters

• To introduce the conflict of the play

• So the audience can get to know them immediately

• To introduce the key theme of relationships

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What is evident about the marital relations between Eddie and Beatrice when they are introduced to the stage?

• There's a mutual respect between them

• Beatrice has high expectations of Eddie

• Eddie is disrespectful towards Beatrice

• They are distant with one another

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In what way does Eddie treat Beatrice when she worries about her cousins arriving sooner than expected?

• In a casual way

• Disrespectfully

• Angry and annoyed

• Calm and reassuring

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How does Miller show that Beatrice respects and appreciates her husband?

• She looks in to his eyes and says "I'm worried"

• She offers him continuous praise and gratitude

• She touches him on the arm and thanks him

• She grabs his face in her hands and calls him "an angel"

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What does Eddie persistently do when he learns of Catherine's job offer?

• Ignores her

• Questions her

• Tells her she cannot take the job

• Tells her she must finish school

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Why do Beatrice and Catherine have to persuade Eddie to allow Catherine to take the job?

• Because she's too young to work

• Because Catherine needs written consent from him

• Because Catherine respects him and desires his approval

• Because they need the money

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