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👬 Blood Brothers – GCSE
English · GCSE — plot, characters, the Narrator and the themes of class and fate in Willy Russell's musical
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Questions
In which city is Blood Brothers set?
Newcastle
Liverpool
Leeds
Manchester
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According to Mrs Lyons's superstition, what happens if separated twins learn they were born twins?
They become bitter enemies
Their mother goes mad
They both immediately die
They lose all their luck
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How do Mickey and Eddie become blood brothers as children?
They swap their favourite toys
They cut their hands and mix their blood
They sign their names in a book
They swear an oath on the Bible
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What does Mrs Lyons make Mrs Johnstone swear on to seal the pact over the baby?
Her husband's life
Her other children
The Bible
A wedding ring
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To which new town is the Johnstone family rehoused later in the play?
Southport
Birkenhead
Skelmersdale
Runcorn
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Which character persuades Mickey to take part in the robbery that sends him to prison?
Mr Lyons
Sammy
Eddie
Linda
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Complete the Narrator's final line: 'Or could it be what we, the English, have come to know as …':
class
greed
fate
pride
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Who tells Mickey and Eddie that they are twins in the final scene?
Mrs Lyons
Linda
Mrs Johnstone
The Narrator
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The Narrator comments on the action and warns of coming doom. Which dramatic convention is this role most like?
The chorus in Greek tragedy
The hero in a morality play
The villain in a melodrama
The fool in a Shakespeare play
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Mickey and Eddie are identical twins who end up with very different lives. What does this suggest about nature versus nurture?
Twins always grow up to have similar lives
Luck alone decides how a life turns out
Genes decide a person's future from birth
Upbringing and class shape a person more than birth
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