Act 2 Multiple Choice Questions b.

He thought it was a phosgene gas

attack
1. What are the men having for breakfast? c. It was there when he first arrived
a. Bacon and porridge d. He was by a May tree when war was
b. Bread and jam declared
c. Bacon sandwiches
d. Nothing 8. What does Trotter say he would prefer?
a. Silence
2. What reason does Trotter give for there b. Whizz-bangs
being no bacon only fat in his bacon? c. Bacon
a. The food is poor quality d. Porridge
b. Bad cooking 9. How does Raleigh describe the Front line?
c. He likes it that way a. Quiet and Uncanny
d. The pig was fat b. Loud and Scary
c. Muddy and Claustrophobic
3. How has Osborne told Mason to wash the d. Friendly and Happy
dishcloth?
a. He shouted at him 10. What do Osborne and Raleigh bond over?
b. He threw it away a. Rugby
c. He asked his wife to send some b. Football
washing powder c. Cricket
d. He told Stanhope to tell him d. Boxing

4. How does Trotter confirm that he is not a
commissioned officer?
a. He talks about the promotion
ceremony
b. He mentions ‘being in the ranks’
c. The others call him a commoner
d. He talks about his youth
5. Why are Trotter and Osborne worried
about Stanhope
a. He is talking to himself
b. He is shouting at everyone
c. He looks unwell
d. He is drinking heavily
6. How does the sound of the birds make
Trotter feel?
a. Angry that he’s not at home
b. Missing his family and garden
c. Determined to win the war
d. Buoyed and confident
7. Why does Trotter remember seeing a
May-tree?
a. Reminds him of home
11. Who did Osborne play for?
a. Harlequins and England
b. Wasps and Wales
c. Harlequins and England
d. London Irish and England
12. Raleigh thinks Trotter makes it feel:
a. Fun and friendly
b. Happy and jokey
c. Natural and genuine
d. Normal and homely
13. How did the German’s react to the
wounded man?
a. They jeered and shot at the rescuers
b. They captured him and took him for
questioning
c. They told the rescuers to carry him
d. They helped the rescuers to carry him
14. What does Stanhope think about the
smell of the smell of bacon?
a. Foul
b. Pleasant
c. Delicious
d. Disgusting
15. Why does Stanhope plan to run wire
down the sides of the trench
a. The other company left it in poor
condition
b. The attack is coming tonight
c. He doesn’t trust the other companies
d. He wants to give the men something
to do
16. What orders were the company given
for the attack?
a. Send word and wait for help
b. Retreat at the first opportunity
c. Fight and wait for support
d. Expect no support and don’t retreat
17. What does Stanhope draw on Trotter’s
chart?
a. A penis
b. A bomb
c. Trotter being blown up
d. Trotter running away
18. Why does Stanhope think Trotter is
different?
a. He has no imagination
b. He is of a different social class
c. He likes bacon
d. He speaks differently
19. What does Stanhope would be ‘rotten’
for worms?
a. Not having any blood
b. Thinking you were going up but
actually going down
c. Having your head throb
d. Being blown up by a bomb
20. Why does Osborne tell Stanhope he’s
not going ‘potty’?
a. He isn’t crying all the time
b. He is too good a leader
c. He is talking about it
d. He has been there too long
21. Why does Stanhope call for whisky?
a. He is about to break down from panic
b. He is bored
c. He is celebrating
d. He is overwhelmed by Raleigh’s letter
22. What did Osborne do on leave?
a. Played with his kids
b. Watched films
c. Drank in the pub with his friends
d. Went to Paris
23. Who reads Raleigh’s letter?
a. Stanhope
b. Raleigh keeps it
c. Osborne
d. The Colonel
24. What does Raleigh say about Stanhope?
a. He is shocked by him
b. He is nice
c. He is angry
d. He is proud to be his friend
25. When is the attack expected?
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Wednesday
d. Thursday
26. What sarcastic comments do Stanhope
and the Sergeant-Major share?
a. The food is gourmet
b. They will past the Germans and win
the war
c. They will poison the attacking army
with Mason’s dish cloth
d. The support they will get from the
other companies will be excellent