Blood Brothers Context and Themes

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English
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12th Grade
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J Gamble
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'Liverpool and Skelmersdale'
True or False? In the play, Skelmersdale and Liverpool have richer and poorer areas.
True
False
Answer explanation
True. In Liverpool, there is a "rough end" of town, but it is suggested there is also a "nicer" end, as the Lyonses live in a "large", "lovely" house. Similarly, in Skelmersdale, Mickey lives in an "estate" while Edward lives in a "big house on the hill".
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
'Liverpool and Skelmersdale'
Why were people relocated from Liverpool to Skelmersdale in the 1960s? (There are 2 correct answers.)
Overcrowding
Poor quality housing
To segregate the classes
To prevent crime
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
'Liverpool and Skelmersdale'
Mrs Johnstone says that in Skelmersdale "the washing stays clean on the line". What does this suggest about Liverpool?
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Answer explanation
This suggests that there was a lot of air pollution in Liverpool, which would cause the washing on the line to become dirty.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.11-12.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
'Money and Social Class'
What three things does Mrs Johnstone appear with early on in the play that suggest she is working class: a 'brush, dusters and a ___ bucket'.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'Money and Social Class'
What does Mrs Lyons give Mrs Johnstone in order to buy her silence?
five hundred pounds
one hundred pounds
eighty pounds
fifty pounds
6.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
'Money and Social Class'
Edward decides to look up "_____ ___" in the dictionary, while Mickey has never even heard of a dictionary.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
'Fate and Superstition'
What is an example of how Mrs Lyons tries to alter fate?
She makes sure Edward spends all his holidays abroad
She buys Mrs Johnstone a house as far away from them as possible
She moves to Skelmersdale to separate the brothers
She bribes the Headmaster of Edward's school not to let Mickey attend.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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