A night to forget by stan barstow all question and answers
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2. Why did Mrs Bostock ask Albert to stand in the wings?Ans: Mrs Bostock found Albert a little nervous and she asked him to stand in the wings so that Albert would feel the action and make himself comfortable.
3. What was Shirley’s job there?Ans: The job of Shirley was that of a prompter.
4. Who were the characters on the stage while Albert was watched from the wings the play? What are they talking about?Ans: There were two brothers and one of them was good and the second seemed wayward. Both brothers did not like each other and the younger one was giving some information about an accident in which he was involved.
5. When was Albert supposed to make his entrance there?Ans: Albert was going to make his entry when the two brothers were arguing about the accident.
6. Apart from those two brothers and Albert who else was in the play? What role was that person playing?Ans: There was a girl also who was enacting the role of a maid. She was going in out of the stage and she was performing her role in an excellent manner.
7. Why did Albert fumble with the script?Ans: Albert had the sense that something had gone wrong. He felt that he had missed his part in it.
8. “But,” he said, “They’ve..they’ve..”a. Who is the speaker?b. Whom is he referring to?c. What have they done?d. How has it affected him?Answer:a. Albert is the speaker.b. He is referring to the actors on the stage.c. They have skipped those three pages of the script in which Albert had a part d. Albert has lost his chance to enact the role and didn’t have to go on stage.
Answer:1. Who are Mrs Bostock and Albert in 'a night to forget'?Ans: Mrs Bostock was the director of the play and Albert was going to playthe role of a policeman and he was a first-time actor.
2. Why did Mrs Bostock ask Albert to stand in the wings?Ans: Mrs Bostock found Albert a little nervous and she asked him to stand in the wings so that Albert would feel the action and make himself comfortable.
3. What was Shirley’s job there?Ans: The job of Shirley was that of a prompter.
4. Who were the characters on the stage while Albert was watched from the wings the play? What are they talking about?Ans: There were two brothers and one of them was good and the second seemed wayward. Both brothers did not like each other and the younger one was giving some information about an accident in which he was involved.
5. When was Albert supposed to make his entrance there?Ans: Albert was going to make his entry when the two brothers were arguing about the accident.
6. Apart from those two brothers and Albert who else was in the play? What role was that person playing?Ans: There was a girl also who was enacting the role of a maid. She was going in out of the stage and she was performing her role in an excellent manner.
7. Why did Albert fumble with the script?Ans: Albert had the sense that something had gone wrong. He felt that he had missed his part in it.
8. “But,” he said, “They’ve..they’ve..”a. Who is the speaker?b. Whom is he referring to?c. What have they done?d. How has it affected him?Answer:a. Albert is the speaker.b. He is referring to the actors on the stage.c. They have skipped those three pages of the script in which Albert had a part d. Albert has lost his chance to enact the role and didn’t have to go on stage.