Where is the mother situated at the beginning of the poem?
She is sitting on a chair in the corner of the ward
She is on a high bed in the hospital ward
She is outside in the garden
What is the mood at the beginning of the poem?
A sad mood
A frenetic mood
An upbeat mood
What does the phrase orange nostalgia refer to?
orange nostalgia
The flowers on the table
The biscuit tin
The bottle of Lucozade
What does the metaphor swarm of eyes suggest?
swarm of eyes
The mother is hallucinating
Visitors are gathered round her bed, staring at her
The doctors are always watching
What do the list of gifts in stanza four all have in common?
They are healthy and nutritious
They are unhealthy and extravagant
They are traditional things that visitors would bring to a hospital
Generous gin is an example of which technique?
Generous gin
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
What does the daughter take away from Ward 10B?
All the traditional gifts people have brought
The other visitors
A bottle of brandy
How does her mother look at the end of the poem?
Tired and weak
Pale and thin
Beautiful and radiant
Which word could describe the daughter's actions in this poem?
Cathartic
Damaging
Unhelpful
What is the true 'Lucozade' in the poem?
The grapes the father brings
The neighbours' entertaining stories
The reviving energy the daughter gives to the mother