Unlocking a letter

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Short quiz using the 4 basic questions to unlock the hidden meanings in letters.
Sarah Holmes
Quiz by Sarah Holmes, updated more than 1 year ago
Sarah Holmes
Created by Sarah Holmes about 8 years ago
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Question 1

Question
Choose from the drop-down menu to identify who has written this letter. This is the first question we need to ask when we are analysing letters.
Answer
  • Frank Kelly, an officer
  • Harry Clare, a sergeant
  • A member of Frank Kelly's family

Question 2

Question
Who was the recipient of this letter?
Answer
  • Harry Clare
  • Frank Kelly
  • Harry Clare's widow

Question 3

Question
This letter was written on the 30th of April 1918. Choose all of the reasons why this is significant.
Answer
  • It was during the First World war
  • It was the final year of the war
  • It was Frank Kelly's birthday
  • Harry Clare was killed on this date

Question 4

Question
Choose from the drop-down menus to show why Frank Kelly wrote this letter.
Answer
  • To thank Clare for what he did
  • To reprimand Clare for what he did
  • To ask Clare why he acted as he did
  • To reassure Clare he wasn't to blame
  • To blame Clare for what happened
  • To tell Clare who was to blame
  • To request a name and address
  • To demand the Tommy is found
  • To accuse the Tommy of theft
  • To apologise for his beahviour
  • To make excuses for his behaviour
  • To ask Clare to forget his behaviour
  • To offer friendship
  • To end their relationship
  • To provide closure on the matter

Question 5

Question
What have we learnt by asking these 4 basic questions of Frank Kelly's letter? Choose all the statements that apply.
Answer
  • He was an officer during the First World War
  • His attitude towards the men in his regiment was respectful rather than condescending
  • Kelly wants Clare to think well of him
  • Kelly is a humble man, grateful for the assistance offered by Clare
  • Kelly feels he acted childishly when injured and needs to apologise
  • Kelly is typical of the kind of man who served as an officer during World War I
  • Kelly is very conscious of the social and class divide between him and Harry Clare
  • Kelly is writing out of duty rather than because he feels genuinely grateful to Clare
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