Journey's End: Plot test questions - CCEA - GCSE English Literature Revision

1

Which fellow officer do Hardy and Osborne discuss at the beginning of the play?

Hibbert

Stanhope

Trotter

2

When he first sees Raleigh, how does Stanhope react?

He is shocked and uncomfortable

He greets Raleigh with open arms

He fails to recognise Raleigh

3

One officer writes this of another, “Dennis is the finest officer in the battalion, and the men simply love him.” Who is the writer, and who is he describing?

Osborne is writing about Stanhope

Stanhope is writing about the Colonel

Raleigh is writing about Stanhope

4

When Hibbert claims he is suffering from neuralgia - and that he must leave the front line - how does Stanhope react?

He threatens to shoot Hibbert for desertion

He sympathises and tells Hibbert that he must see a doctor immediately

He pretends not to hear Hibbert

5

In Act III, Scene 1, Stanhope expresses doubts about the raid to the Colonel. What are his main concerns?

The men will rebel and not obey orders

The Germans are expecting the raid and will see the men clearly in daylight

The Colonel might be injured

6

Immediately after the raid, the Colonel promises Raleigh a Military Cross. How does Raleigh react to the prospect of getting a medal?

He is delighted

He rages at the Colonel

He is too stunned to speak

7

The following exchange takes place after the post-raid dinner. Stanhope is furious with Raleigh for not attending. His temper has “risen to a trembling fury” and tips over when Raleigh refuses to eat the meal kept for him.

RALEIGH

Good God! Don’t you understand? How can I sit down and eat that - when – [his voice is nearly breaking] – when Osborne’s – lying – out there –

[STANHOPE rises slowly. His eyes are wide and staring; he is fighting for breath, and his words come out broken.]

STANHOPE

My God! You bloody little swine! You think I don’t care – you think you’re the only soul that cares!

RALEIGH

And yet you can sit there and drink champagne and smoke cigars –

STANHOPE

The one man I could trust – my best friend – the one man I could talk to as man to man – who understood everything – and you think I don’t care –

RALEIGH

But how can you when - ?

STANHOPE

To forget, you little fool – to forget! D’you understand? To forget!

What do we realise after this exchange?

That Stanhope is devastated by Osborne’s death and his jovial dinner chat before was to cover up his grief

That Stanhope has always hated Raleigh and has been waiting for an opportunity to tell him

That champagne and cigars are readily available to all in the trenches

8

When an injured Raleigh is carried into the dugout, where does Stanhope prepare a resting place for him?

The floor

The table

Osborne's bed

9

At the end of the play, who can we be certain survives the “angry sea” and the “great fury” of the battle?

Stanhope

Trotter

No one