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1. 1.

   Are the following statements about the play you read true or false?

   1. According to Raina, the first one leading the charge was a fool.
   2. The older soldiers know there's no use in fighting.
   3. The man told Raina that the leader of the charge should be court-martialled.
   4. Raina showed the man a portrait of her father.
   5. The man called Raina 'angelic' for giving him three chocolate-creams.
   6. Raina ordered the man to climb down the pipe into the street to test his bravery.
   7. Raina calls the man a 'chocolate-cream soldier' because he is so easily disheartened.
2. 2.

   "He did it like an operatic tenor."

   1. Who is the man talking about and what did he do like an operatic tenor?
   2. How does the man describe him?
   3. Why does the man feel the leader should be court-martialled?
3. 3.

   "No, capture only means death; and death is sleep-oh, sleep, sleep, sleep, undisturbed sleep!"

   1. Who is the speaker? What makes the speaker talk about capture?
   2. What according to the speaker would give him undisturbed sleep?
   3. What would happen if the man fell while climbing down?
4. 4.

   Read the description of the older, experienced soldier. How does this change your idea of war?

5. 5.

   The man carried chocolate to the battlefield instead of cartridges and guns. What does this tell you about survival on the war front?

6. 6.

   A play often leaves more impact on the readers' mind than stories. What are the elements that make a play more interesting?