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The Winslow Boy : Terence Rattigan

Question 3

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:-

Arthur:	I propose to settle on her one-sixth of my total capital which, worked out to the final fraction, is exactly eight hundred and thirty-three pounds six shillings and eight pence. But let us deal in round figures and say eight hundred and fifty pounds.
John:	I call that very generous, sir.

Where are the speakers? What 'arrangement' is Arthur talking about? What goes wrong with this 'arrangement' later in the play? [3]
What are the various illnesses that Arthur suffers from and how
does it affect him? [3]
What does Arthur do now by way of celebration? Who is the family
solicitor who joins them? What had he been, at one time? [3]
Later in the scene, Catherine speaks out against the authorities of
the Naval College at Osbome. Why is she so indignant? [3]
Arthur Winslow is a good father who wants the best for his children
Dickie and Catherine. Give two examples each from the play to prove this statement true. [4]

Question 4

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:-

Sir Robert:	Whatever the contents of that letter or whatever has happened to make you lose heart, I insist that we continue the fight -
Arthur:	Insist? We? It is my fight - my fight alone - and it is for me alone to judge when the time has come to give up.
Sir Robert:	[/violently/] But why give up? Why? In Heaven's name,man, why?
Arthur:	[/slowly/] I have made many sacrifices for this case' Some of them I had no right to make, but I made them none the less. But there is a limit and I have reached it. I am sorry, Sir Robert. More sorry, perhaps than you are, but the Winslow case is now closed.

Who is Sir Robert? What fight does he wish to continue? Why does Catherine not approve of him? [3]
Sir Robert refers to a letter. Who had written the letter and what
are its contents? [3]
Arthur says that he has made many sacrifices. What sacrifices did
he have to make? Later Catherine learns that Sir Robert also made a big, personal sacrifice in taking up the Winslow case. What was this sacrifice and who told her about it? [3]
Catherine works for the W.S.A. What does W.S.A stand for? After
initially doing voluntary and unpaid work for the W.S.A she asks for a salary. What is Arthur's reaction when he hears the amount they are going to give her? At the end of this Act, Arthur passes on the decision of continuing the case to Catherine. When Sir Robert asks her what are his instructions, what does she reply? [3]
How is the Winslow case finally resolved? [4]