Character Analysis (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What physical condition should have disqualified Jack from military service?
What physical condition should have disqualified Jack from military service?
Severe short-sightedness
How old is Jack when he enlists in the Irish Guards?
How old is Jack when he enlists in the Irish Guards?
Seventeen years old
Whose influence does Rudyard use to secure Jack's commission despite his poor eyesight?
Whose influence does Rudyard use to secure Jack's commission despite his poor eyesight?
Lord Roberts
What is Jack's primary motivation for enlisting, according to the play?
What is Jack's primary motivation for enlisting, according to the play?
To escape his father's expectations
What past event haunts Rudyard and drives his insistence that Jack enlist?
What past event haunts Rudyard and drives his insistence that Jack enlist?
Accusations of cowardice in Boer War
What is Carrie Kipling's nationality?
What is Carrie Kipling's nationality?
American
What does Elsie say drove Jack away to enlist?
What does Elsie say drove Jack away to enlist?
Suffocation, love, expectation
What organisation does Rudyard work with after Jack's death?
What organisation does Rudyard work with after Jack's death?
War Graves Commission
How does Jack die in the play?
How does Jack die in the play?
By grenade with face shattered
Which of his own works does Rudyard reference to pressure Jack emotionally?
Which of his own works does Rudyard reference to pressure Jack emotionally?
His poem 'If—'