Chapter- 6 The Bronning Version
1. Who is the author of The Browning Version?
Answer: Terence Rattigan is the author of the play.
2. Where is the scene of the play set?
Answer: The scene is set in a school.
3. Who is Frank?
Answer: Frank is a young schoolmaster.
4. Who is Crocker-Harris?
Answer: Crocker-Harris is a middle-aged schoolmaster.
5. Who is Taplow?
Answer: Taplow is a sixteen-year-old student.
6. Why has Taplow come to school?
Answer: He has come to do extra work for Crocker-Harris.
7. Why is Taplow waiting in the classroom?
Answer: Crocker-Harris has not yet arrived.
8. In which class does Taplow study?
Answer: Taplow is in the lower fifth.
9. What subject does Crocker-Harris teach?
Answer: He teaches Classics.
10. What does the term “remove” mean in the lesson?
Answer: It means promotion to the next class.
11. Does Taplow know whether he has got his remove?
Answer: No, he does not know.
12. Why does Taplow not know his result?
Answer: Crocker-Harris does not tell students their results.
13. How is Crocker-Harris different from other masters?
Answer: He is strict and does not share exam results.
14. What impression do we get of Frank’s nature?
Answer: Frank is friendly, informal, and understanding.
15. How does Frank speak to Taplow?
Answer: Frank speaks casually and kindly.
16. What does Taplow feel about Crocker-Harris?
Answer: He fears and respects him.
17. What does Taplow say about Crocker-Harris’s discipline?
Answer: He is extremely strict and follows rules rigidly.
18. What is meant by “slackers” in the lesson?
Answer: Students who avoid work or responsibility.
19. What does “got carried away” mean?
Answer: Becoming emotionally involved or excited.
20. What does “sadist” suggest about a person?
Answer: Someone who enjoys causing pain to others.
21. What is meant by “shrivelled up”?
Answer: Becoming weak, dried, or lifeless.
22. Why is Taplow afraid of Crocker-Harris?
Answer: Because he is very strict and unpredictable.
23. How does Taplow behave while talking about his teacher?
Answer: He is nervous but honest.
24. What does Frank encourage Taplow to do?
Answer: Frank encourages him to speak freely.
25. What literary work is referred to as The Browning Version?
Answer: Robert Browning’s translation of Agamemnon.
26. What does the lesson reveal about the education system?
Answer: It shows strict discipline and fear-based teaching.
27. What kind of teacher is Crocker-Harris?
Answer: He is strict, disciplined, and emotionally distant.
28. What contrast is shown between Frank and Crocker-Harris?
Answer: Frank is friendly, while Crocker-Harris is severe.
29. What theme is highlighted in the lesson?
Answer: The teacher-student relationship.
30. What lesson does the play teach us?
Answer: Understanding and kindness make teaching effective.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
