Hobson's Choice: Context (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
In which decade and location is Hobson's Choice set?
In which decade and location is Hobson's Choice set?
1880s Salford
How is the British class system described in 1880s England?
How is the British class system described in 1880s England?
Highly rigid
What was the attitude towards marriage across class lines in Victorian society?
What was the attitude towards marriage across class lines in Victorian society?
It was frowned upon
How does Hobson refer to Willie's background?
How does Hobson refer to Willie's background?
Work-house brat
What was industrialisation doing for skilled workers like Willie?
What was industrialisation doing for skilled workers like Willie?
Creating opportunities to rise
What were Victorian women expected to do regarding men?
What were Victorian women expected to do regarding men?
Remain submissive to them
How common was economic independence for Victorian women?
How common was economic independence for Victorian women?
Rare
How were women often treated in family businesses like Hobson's?
How were women often treated in family businesses like Hobson's?
As unpaid labour
How does Maggie defy Victorian norms regarding Willie?
How does Maggie defy Victorian norms regarding Willie?
She proposes to him
When was Hobson's Choice written?
When was Hobson's Choice written?
1915