Who does the description of “a wee girl, all in white” refer to?
Marie
Cassie
Deirdre
When Nora says “she’s got a clear conscience” who is she referring to?
Marie’s remark, “I’ve always had to work hardest at believing miracles” shows what?
She has a strong religious faith
She tries hard to be positive and cope with life
She finds it easy to be optimistic
When Marie says “that’s what keeps me going, keeps me strong” what is she referring to?
Her love of feeding the birds
Her friendship with Cassie
Her belief that Michael was a good man who loved her
Nora’s comment “Will you look at what those great boots are doing to my nasturtiums!” shows what?
Her resentment against the presence of troops in Northern Ireland
The importance she places on keeping her surroundings neat and orderly
Her despair that life will never get any better
In the club Nora says, “We can’t leave her [Cassie] on her own there, performing for the whole town!” What does this show?
Her concern for her daughter’s welfare
Her embarrassment at Cassie’s behaviour and her desire to keep up appearances
Nora’s determination to have her own way
After her polyester material is destroyed Nora says “I’m just going to go up the town and buy a piece of what I want”. What does this show?
That she has faced up to the destruction of her dream
That Nora has changed her mind about the décor of her front room
That she will continue to strive for her dream of domestic perfection in a different way
Which character says that men are “Lying hounds every one of them”?
Nora
In the play Deirdre sees the knife as a symbol of what?
Truth
Violence
Conflict
Nora says to Cassie, “What age are you to be making up daydreams and spoiling your face crying for them.” What does she mean?
Cassie should not dream of escape but just put up with life as it is
Nora sympathises with Cassie as her dream of escape is a delusion
Nora believes that Cassie will get over her disappointment as she grows older