H4A Private Peaceful Revision

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Private Peaceful revision

1. Five past ten (page 9)

2.Twenty-eight minutes past one (page 10)

3. Nearly four o'clock (page 11)

4. Five to Five & One minute to six (page 13)

World War 1 lasted from

1. 1914-1916
2. 1914-1918
3. 1914-1917
4. 1914-1919

What is another name for World War 1?

1. The last war ever
2. The Great War
3. German war
4. the war to end all wars

True or false:
Life in the trenches was a terrible experience for soldiers.

1. True
2. False

Describe in key words what life in the trenches was like.

muddy, uncomfortable

unsanitary conditions

Constant exposure to wetness

vermin

lots of disease

Which War Poet survived the Great War?

1. Rupert Brooke
2. Charles Sorley
3. Siegfried Sassoon
4. Wilfred Owen

What happened to Tommo's father?

1. He left the family when Tommo was young.
2. He died in a car crash.
3. He died while he was working in the forest.
4. Tommo killed him by accident in the forest.

What is Tommo's deepest/darkest secret?

1. His crush on Molly.
2. His admiration for his brother.
3. He had killed his father.
4. He had killed his mother.

Why did Molly's parents throw her out?

1. She was caught stealing.
2. She is expecting Charlie's baby.
3. She is expecting Tommo's baby.
4. She was caught poaching.

What is the most significant song in the book?

1. Oranges and lemons.
2. Sing a song for sixpence.
3. The Soldier.
4. Dulce et Decorum est.

Nearly four o'clock.
Why doesn't Tommo leave the army? (the real reason, not the obvious one)

Nearly four o'clock.
Who's Anna and what happens to her?
Why is this significant?

Five to five & one minute to six.
What happens to Charlie at the end of the book? Why did this happen?

Five to five & one minute to six.
What promise does Tommo make to Charlie?

Five to five & one minute to six.
7. How does the company show its solidarity (shared experience, friendship, closeness) with Charlie and Tommo at the end of the novel?