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Which TWO statements about Dylan Thomas are correct?
Choose two answers.
- AHe died in Swansea at the age of 39
- BUnder Milk Wood was first performed after his deathRight answer
- CHe wrote Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night for his dying mother
- DHe often read his work aloud to audiences, for example on the BBCRight answer
Answer: Under Milk Wood was first performed after his death and He often read his work aloud to audiences, for example on the BBC
Thomas read his work aloud in public and on the BBC. He died in New York, not Swansea, and wrote that 1952 poem for his dying father.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "Britain since 1945". Practice question 255 of 651, written in our own words.