Blood Brothers quiz L.O: To reinforce previously learned knowledge of the play Blood Brothers.

1. Blood Brothers quizL.O: To reinforce previously learned knowledge of the play Blood Brothers. Write down the answers in your book and we will check them at the end…

2. 1. Who wrote the play?

3. Character

4. 2. Who is the first person to speak/sing in the play? • Mickey • The Narrator • Mrs Johnstone • Mrs Lyons

5. 3. Who has the final SPOKEN line in the play? • Mickey • The Narrator • Mrs Johnstone • Mrs Lyons

6. 4. Who comes up with the plan give Mrs Johnstone’s baby to Mrs Lyons? • The Narrator • Mr Johnstone • Mrs Lyons • Mrs Johnstone

7. 5. How does Mrs Johnstone feel about giving her baby away? Explain your answer using information you remember from the text (Doesn’t need to be quotes!)

8. Who asks Linda to marry them? • Edward • Mickey • Both of them

9. 7. Which superstition seems to come true each time it happens? • A spider’s been killed • New shoes on the table • Someone broke the looking glass • The salt’s been spilled Bonus points if you can remember the two bad things that happen!

10. 8. Which relationship seems to be the most equal? • Mickey and Edward • Mr and Mrs Lyons • Linda and Mickey Explain your choice using information you remember from the text (doesn’t need to be quotes)

11. 9. If Mickey didn’t find out about Linda and Edward what do you think would have happened to him and the other characters? Explain your thoughts using information you remember from the text (doesn’t have to be quotes)

12. 10. Which of these do you believe is a more valid reason for Mickey and Edwards death • The class system • The education system • Superstition Justify your answer with information from the text.

13. 11. Which motif is used to represent the passing of time within the play? • Marilyn Monroe • Dancing • Guns • Playing

14. Context

15. 12. When was Blood Brothers first performed? • 1965 • 2004 • 1983

16. 13. What was Willy Russell’s relationship with his father like? • Negative – his father drank a lot and was volatile • Negative – Willy Russell didn’t know his father • Positive – They worked together for a long time • Positive – His father worked hard to send Willy Russell to private school Bonus point: How does this link to the characters in Blood Brothers?

17. 14. Why did Willy Russell write Blood Brothers? • To highlight the difficulties the working classes faced in this time period. • To examine the workings of fate and destiny. • To examine the political issues of the time. • All of the above • Explain why you have chosen the option you have chosen.

18. 15. What message does Willy Russell want to send with this play? • That you shouldn’t believe in superstitions • That you should believe in superstition • That your class can affect your chances in life • That working class people are lazy

19. 16. Who was in power when the play was released? • Margaret Thatcher • David Cameron • Winston Churchill • David Thatcher

20. Setting

21. 17. What are the names of the two locations of the play?

22. 18. Why did the Johnstone’s move? Bonus point – how does this link to context?

23. 19. Which two settings are used alongside each other to show a contrast in Mickey and Edward’s lives? • The boys’ schools • The fairground and the park • Mickey’s job and Edward’s university

24. 20. What is the purpose of Mickey saying that Edward lives in “the big house on the hill”?

25. 21. Why do you think the young characters are played by adult actors?

26. storyline

27. 22. Who do you feel most sorry for by the end of the play? • Mrs Lyons • Mrs Johnstone • Mr Lyons • Mickey • Edward • Sammy • Linda • Mr Johnstone • The Narrator Explain your choice using information you remember from the text (doesn’t need to be quotes)

28. 23. How does Willy Russell catch our attention at the very start of the play? 2 answers. • Using Rhyme • Dancing • Shouting • Showing the end • A gun shot

29. 24. What superstition does Mrs Lyons make up?

30. Marking Swap books… • One mark for each correct answer. • One mark if there isn’t a correct answer but they have explained their thoughts clearly • Two marks for answers that require a right answer and an explanation.

31. 1. Who wrote the play? WillyRussell

32. 2. Who is the first person to speak/sing in the play? • Mickey • The Narrator • Mrs Johnstone • Mrs Lyons

33. How is education portrayed in Blood Brothers?

34. 3. Who has the final SPOKEN line in the play? • Mickey • The Narrator • Mrs Johnstone • Mrs Lyons

35. 4. Who comes up with the plan give Mrs Johnstone’s baby to Mrs Lyons? • The Narrator • Mr Johnstone • Mrs Lyons • Mrs Johnstone

36. 5. How does Mrs Johnstone feel about giving her baby away? Accept any relevant answer… e.g. she is confused/ scared/ unhappy but feels as if she should because it’s best for the baby. 1 mark for an answer, 2 marks for any reference to the play – e.g. the song my child.

37. Who asks Linda to marry them? • Edward • Mickey • Both of them

38. 7. Which superstition seems to come true each time it happens? • A spider’s been killed • New shoes on the table • Someone broke the looking glass • The salt’s been spilled Bonus points if you can remember the two bad things that happen! • Mrs Johnstone finds out she’s having twins • Edward gets taken home by the police

39. 8. Which relationship seems to be the most equal? • Mickey and Edward • Mr and Mrs Lyons • Linda and Mickey Explain your choice using information you remember from the text (doesn’t need to be quotes) Accept any answer as long as it is justified with information from the text. – 1 mark

40. 9. If Mickey didn’t find out about Linda and Edward what do you think would have happened to him and the other characters? Explain your thoughts using information you remember from the text (doesn’t have to be quotes) Accept any reasonable answer. 1 mark for answering, 1 mark for references to the text.

41. 10. Which of these do you believe is a more valid reason for Mickey and Edwards death • The class system • The education system • Superstition Justify your answer with information from the text. Accept any answer as long as it is justified with information from the text. – 1 mark

42. 11. Which motif is used to represent the passing of time within the play? • Marilyn Monroe • Dancing • Guns • Playing

43. Context

44. 12. When was Blood Brothers first performed? • 1965 • 2004 • 1983

45. 13. What was Willy Russell’s relationship with his father like? • Negative – his father drank a lot and was volatile • Negative – Willy Russell didn’t know his father • Positive – They worked together for a long time • Positive – His father worked hard to send Willy Russell to private school Bonus point: How does this link to the characters in Blood Brothers? The fathers in Blood Brothers are not very active in their children’s lives (Mickey, Mr Johnstone, Mr Lyons)

46. 14. Why did Willy Russell write Blood Brothers? • To highlight the difficulties the working classes faced in this time period. • To examine the workings of fate and destiny. • To examine the political issues of the time. • All of the above • Explain why you have chosen the option you have chosen. One mark for the correct answer, one mark for a relevant explanation.

47. 15. What message does Willy Russell want to send with this play? • That you shouldn’t believe in superstitions • That you should believe in superstition • That your class can affect your chances in life • That working class people are lazy

48. 16. Who was in power when the play was released? • Margaret Thatcher • David Cameron • Winston Churchill • David Thatcher

49. Setting

50. 17. What are the names of the two locations of the play? • Liverpool and Skelmersdale