Themes (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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When and where is 'Small Things Like These' set?
When and where is 'Small Things Like These' set?
Christmas 1985 Ireland
What does the Irish word 'leanbh' mean that Bill uses for his family?
What does the Irish word 'leanbh' mean that Bill uses for his family?
Child
What is Bill's wife's name?
What is Bill's wife's name?
Eileen
Who does Bill rescue from the convent?
Who does Bill rescue from the convent?
Sarah
What disturbing discovery does Bill make about the girl at the convent?
What disturbing discovery does Bill make about the girl at the convent?
She was locked in the coal shed
How does the text describe the community's response to wrongdoing?
How does the text describe the community's response to wrongdoing?
Preferred to look away and move on
What does Bill do that marks his turning point against complicity?
What does Bill do that marks his turning point against complicity?
Returns the envelope
What central question torments Bill about seeing something wrong?
What central question torments Bill about seeing something wrong?
Was it your responsibility to act?
What warning does Eileen give Bill about taking action?
What warning does Eileen give Bill about taking action?
Don't go interfering with religious
Who fundamentally shaped Bill's identity through care in his childhood?
Who fundamentally shaped Bill's identity through care in his childhood?
Mrs. Wilson
What did Mrs. Wilson believe everyone should have?
What did Mrs. Wilson believe everyone should have?
A vocabulary
According to Bill, what can Christmas bring out in people?
According to Bill, what can Christmas bring out in people?
The best or the worst