Lesson 4.1.1.14

4.1.1.14 The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 1

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The 20 questions

  1. Complete the opening line of The Go-Between: 'The past is a...'

    • Foreign country
    • Forgotten dream
    • Different world
    • Distant memory
  2. Who is the narrator looking back on his childhood in The Go-Between?

    • Leo Colston
    • Hugh Trimingham
    • Ted Burgess
    • Marcus Maudsley
  3. In which year does the main action of The Go-Between take place?

    • 1925
    • 1900
    • 1914
    • 1890
  4. Which schoolfriend's family hosts Leo at Brandham Hall?

    • Ted Burgess
    • Hugh Trimingham
    • Marcus Maudsley
    • Reverend Robson
  5. Which aristocratic character is engaged to Marian Maudsley?

    • Leo Colston
    • Hugh Trimingham
    • Ted Burgess
    • Marcus Maudsley
  6. Which tenant farmer has a secret romantic relationship with Marian Maudsley?

    • Leo Colston
    • Marcus Maudsley
    • Ted Burgess
    • Hugh Trimingham
  7. What task does Leo unknowingly perform for Marian and Ted?

    • Delivering secret letters
    • Hiding stolen money
    • Carrying weapons
    • Spying on Trimingham
  8. Which theme is central to Leo's journey throughout the novel?

    • Political ambition
    • Loss of innocence
    • Industrial progress
    • Religious conversion
  9. The tragic conflict in Marian and Ted's affair stems from differences in what?

    • Religious faith
    • Foreign nationality
    • Political ideology
    • Social class
  10. What narrative perspective is used throughout The Go-Between?

    • First-person retrospective
    • Third-person omniscient
    • Second-person direct
    • Epistolary narrative
  11. Which emotion dominates adult Leo's memories of the summer of 1900?

    • Gratitude
    • Guilt
    • Joy
    • Pride
  12. What motif is used throughout the novel to symbolize rising tension and passion?

    • Heavy rainfall
    • Biting frost
    • Coastal winds
    • Extreme heat
  13. In Hartley's opening line, what is the past compared to?

    • A forgotten dream
    • An open book
    • A foreign country
    • A broken mirror
  14. Which character manipulates young Leo into carrying secret love letters to Ted?

    • Marian Maudsley
    • Ted Burgess
    • Mrs Maudsley
    • Lord Trimingham
  15. Which social theme is primarily explored through Marian's secret affair with Ted?

    • Gender equality
    • Religious doctrine
    • Class boundaries
    • Political reform
  16. What type of narrative framework is used in L.P. Hartley's The Go-Between?

    • Gothic parody
    • Retrospective Bildungsroman
    • Stream of consciousness
    • Epistolary romance
  17. What is destroyed when young Leo is drawn into the secret adult world?

    • His physical health
    • His innocence
    • His wealth
    • His intelligence
  18. Which narrative perspective is used by older Leo to recount his childhood memories?

    • Third-person limited
    • Second-person direct
    • First-person retrospective
    • Third-person omniscient
  19. How old is Leo in the summer of 1900?

    • eight
    • twelve
    • sixteen
    • twenty
  20. To which character does the title of The Go-Between directly refer?

    • Marcus Maudsley
    • Leo Colston
    • Lord Trimingham
    • Ted Burgess

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