SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE P2
HIGHER GRADE
2014
MARKS: 80
TIME: 2 hours
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
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Carefully study the table on the next page to assist you to choose the
questions you want to answer.
2.
The question paper counts 80 marks so you should select questions worth
40 marks in each of the TWO sections you have chosen.
3.
Number your answers correctly according to the numbering system used in
this question paper.
4.
Pay careful attention to language and spelling.
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Use your own words. Do not QUOTE unless asked to do so.
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Write neatly and clearly.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION A: POETRY
Answer TWO questions from this section.
QUESTION 1:
QUESTION 2:
QUESTION 3:
QUESTION 4:
On his Blindness – John Milton
Death be not Proud – John Donne
Cheetah – Charles Eglington
The birth of Shaka – Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali
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SECTION B: NOVEL
Answer ONE question from this section.
QUESTION 5:
QUESTION 6:
Animal Farm – George Orwell
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Lord of the Flies – William Golding
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SECTION C: DRAMA
Answer ONE question from this section.
QUESTION 7:
QUESTION 8:
Nothing but the Truth – John Kani
OR
Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare
OR
SECTION D: SHORT STORIES
Answer TWO questions from this section.
QUESTION 9:
QUESTION 10:
QUESTION 11:
QUESTION 12:
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The Sisters – Pauline Smith
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The Soft Voice of the Serpent – Nadine Gordimer
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The Necklace – Guy de Maupassant
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The Coffee-cart Girl – Es'kia Mphahlele
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SECTION A: POETRY
Read all FOUR poems before you attempt to do any TWO.
QUESTION 1
Read the poem below and then answer the questions.
ON HIS BLINDNESS – John Milton
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1.1
When I consider how my light is spent,
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one Talent which is death to hide,
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest He returning chide,
'Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?'
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, 'God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts. Who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is Kingly: thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.'
Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing words from the list
below. Write down only the words next to the question number (1.1.1–1.1.3).
lyrics;
poetry;
books;
serve;
question;
anger
In this poem, the speaker describes his frustration at his increasing blindness
because it prevents him from fulfilling his talent for writing (1.1.1) in order to
(1.1.2) God.
1.2
The speaker fears punishment from God.
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3
(2)
Why does he think he may be punished? Answer in your own
words.
(1)
What form of punishment does the poet mention in line 3?
(1)
Refer to lines 4–5.
'... though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker ...'
1.3.1
Explain what is meant by the words '... my soul more bent'.
(1)
1.3.2
What does he wish to use his talent for? Use your own words.
(1)
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Refer to line 7.
'Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?'
Rewrite the question given above in your own words.
(2)
1.5
Which virtue allows the poet to find an answer to his question in line 7?
(1)
1.6
Quote a word from lines 5–8 which shows that the poet complains in a
respectful manner.
(1)
Refer to lines 9 and 10. Do you think that the poet is correct when he says
that God does not need man's work or gifts?
(2)
1.7
1.8
Refer to the phrase 'mild yoke' in line 11.
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.9
What does the phrase 'mild yoke' mean in the context of the poem?
Explain both words.
(2)
What does the phrase imply about God's attitude to man?
(1)
Match the speaker's feelings in COLUMN A with the lines in COLUMN B.
Write only the number of the question (1.9.1–1.9.3) and the matching letter
(A–E).
COLUMN A
1.9.1 Frustration
COLUMN B
A lines 10 and 11
1.9.2 Acceptance
B lines 4–6
1.9.3 Obedience
C line 14
(3 x 1)
1.10
Do you think that the poet has a good reason to rebel against God's will? Give
a reason for your answer.
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QUESTION 2
Read the poem carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
DEATH BE NOT PROUD – John Donne
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2.1
Death be not proud, though some have calléd thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so,
For those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and souls' delivery.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell.
And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing the BEST option
from the list below. Write down only the correct word(s) next to the question
number (2.1.1–2.1.2).
failing;
short time;
pleasure;
phase; short sleep;
powerless
In this poem Donne argues with Death, telling him that he is (2.1.1) … Death
is only a (2.1.2) … which man can enjoy.
2.2
(2)
Read the following statement:
The poet does not fear Death.
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.2.1
Indicate whether the above statement is TRUE or FALSE.
(1)
2.2.2
Quote the phrase of no more than SIX words from lines 1–4 that
BEST supports your answer.
(1)
The poet compares Death to 'rest' and 'sleep' in line 5.
State TWO SIMILARITIES between someone who is dead and someone who
is asleep or resting.
(2)
Refer to lines 6–8.
List the THREE advantages that man gains from Death that are mentioned in
these lines.
(3)
Quote the line which proves that other powers are superior to Death.
(1)
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According to the information in line 10, why does Death not deserve any
respect? Answer in your own words.
(1)
Refer to lines 10 to 12. The poet claims that man can achieve a death-like
state that is similar to death.
2.7.1
2.7.2
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achieve this state.
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Do you agree with the poet that this state is 'better' than death?
Explain your answer.
(1)
Match the main idea in COLUMN A with the lines given in COLUMN B. Write
only the number of the question (2.8.1–2.8.3) and the matching letter (A–E).
COLUMN A
2.8.1 Death always has to answer to
a master.
COLUMN B
A final couplet (lines 13–14)
B quatrain 3 (lines 9–12)
2.8.2 Death will cease to exist.
C quatrain 2 (lines 5–8)
2.8.3 Death is a welcome Saviour.
(3 x 1)
2.9
2.10
Refer to line 14: 'Death, thou shalt die!'
Explain the paradox (contradiction) in the statement above.
(2)
Do you agree with the poet that Death has no power over people? Give a
reason for your answer.
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QUESTION 3
Read the poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow.
CHEETAH – Charles Eglington
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Indolent and kitten-eyed,
This is the bushveld's innocent
The stealthy leopard parodied
With grinning, gangling pup-content.
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Slouching through the tawny grass
Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade,
Purring for the sun to pass
And build a twilight barricade
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Around the arena where,
In scattered herds, his grazing prey
Do not suspect in what wild fear
They'll join with him in fatal play;
Till hunger draws slack sinews tight
And vibrant as a hunter's bow;
Then, like a fleck of mottled light,
He slides across the still plateau.
A tremor rakes the herds: they scent
The pungent breeze of his advance;
Heads rear and jerk in vigilant
Compliance with the game of chance
In which, of thousands, only one
Is centred in the cheetah's eye;
They wheel and then stampede, for none
Knows which it is that has to die.
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His stealth and swiftness fling a noose
And as his loping strides begin
To blur with speed, he ropes the loose
Buck on the red horizon in.
3.1
Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing words from the list
below. Write down only the words next to the question number (3.1.1–3.1.2).
sleeping;
3.2
differently;
similarly;
inactive;
quietly
The speaker describes how the cheetah operates (3.1.1) … by day and night.
In daylight the cheetah is (3.1.2) … but at night it turns into a hunter.
(2)
What is the cheetah compared to in stanza 1? Give both metaphors.
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3.3
What does the word 'grinning' in line 4, suggest about the cheetah's mood?
3.4
Quote a word from STANZA 2 which can be associated with each of the
following words in stanza 1.
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.4.1
indolent (stanza 1, line 1)
3.4.2
gangling (stanza 1, line 5)
(2)
Refer to lines 7 and 8.
Explain how 'twilight' provides a 'barricade' for the cheetah. Answer in your
own words.
3.10
3.11
What does the pronoun 'his' indicate?
(1)
Name the instinct that changes the cheetah into an animal to be feared.
(stanza 4)
(1)
Both 'vibrant' (line 14) and 'tremor' (line 17) reflect the idea of a shiver.
(2)
Refer to the simile used in lines 13 and 14.
3.9.1
What are the tightening sinews compared to?
(1)
3.9.2
Explain the similarity between the two things being compared.
(2)
Refer to line 15.
Explain why the words 'fleck' and 'mottled' are a good description of the
cheetah.
(1)
Refer to lines 25 to 28.
Explain how the metaphor in this stanza creates the impression that the
cheetah draws the buck in towards him rather than chasing after the buck.
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(2)
Refer to line 10.
The two words differ in meaning. Explain how their meanings show the
difference between the reactions of the animals in the herd and the cheetah.
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(1)
Do you think that it is fair that defenceless animals, like the herds in the poem,
are hunted? Express your views.
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QUESTION 4
Read the poem carefully, and then answer the questions that follow.
THE BIRTH OF SHAKA – Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali
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His baby cry
was a cub
tearing the neck
of the lioness
because he was fatherless.
The gods
boiled his blood
in a clay pot of passion
to course in his veins.
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4.1
His heart was shaped into an ox shield
to foil every foe.
Ancestors forged
his muscles into
thongs as tough
as wattle bark
and nerves
as sharp as
syringa thorns.
His eyes were lanterns
that shone from the dark valleys of Zululand
to see white swallows
coming across the sea.
His cry to two assassin brothers:
'Lo! you can kill me
but you'll never rule this land!'
Complete the following summary of the poem by choosing the BEST words
from the list below. Write down only the words next to the question numbers
(4.1.1–4.1.2).
superficial; characteristics; weaknesses; superhuman; strengths; immortal
The poem praises Shaka's (4.1.1) … and acknowledges that many people
believed Shaka to be (4.1.2) …
4.2
(2)
Refer to lines 1–4.
4.2.1
What is Shaka compared to in lines 1 and 2?
(1)
4.2.2
What characteristic of Shaka is illustrated in the metaphor in the
first stanza?
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Refer to line 5.
How do you think the absence of a father influenced his development?
(2)
Refer to lines 6–9.
4.4.1
Why is it significant that the gods were present at Shaka's birth?
(2)
4.4.2
What does it imply about Shaka's character that 'his blood was
boiled in a pot of passion?
(1)
What do the words 'boiled' (line 7), 'shaped' (line 10) and 'forged' (line 12)
suggest about the way in which Shaka was created?
(1)
Refer to lines 12–18.
4.6.1
Name the figure of speech used twice in these lines.
(1)
4.6.2
Explain the image in lines 12–15.
compared.
(2)
4.6.3
4.7
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What ability is implied by the words 'as sharp as syringa thorns'?
(1)
Refer to lines 19 to 22.
4.7.1
What ability of Shaka's is described in this stanza?
(1)
4.7.2
What prophecy did Shaka make about the future?
(2)
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
The tone of the last two lines is one of …
A
B
C
D
4.9
terror.
defiance.
disgust.
spitefulness.
(1)
The poem deals with the birth of Shaka. Does the last stanza fit in with the
ideas in the rest of the poem? Give a reason for your answer.
TOTAL SECTION A:
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SECTION B: NOVEL
In this section answer the question on:
Animal Farm (QUESTION 5)
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Lord of the Flies (QUESTION 6)
QUESTION 5: ANIMAL FARM – George Orwell
Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
'Comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last
night. But I will come to the dream later. I have something else to say first. I
do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months longer, and
before I die I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have
acquired. I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay
alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on
this earth as well as any animal now living. It is about this that I wish to speak
to you.
'Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it: our
lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so
much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are
capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very
instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with
hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or
leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an
animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.'
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5.1
Where are these animals gathered? Name the building AND the name of the
farm at this stage.
(2)
5.2
In ONE sentence describe what Major dreams about.
(2)
5.3
Describe who Major is. State TWO facts.
(2)
5.4
What does Major hope to achieve by calling the animals Comrades?
(1)
5.5
How does Major describe the quality of their lives? State THREE aspects in
your own words.
(3)
Major uses a very effective metaphor in line 12 to express how hard the
animals are expected to work. Explain the meaning of this metaphor.
(2)
How will the animals benefit from being rid of Man? State TWO benefits.
(2)
5.6
5.7
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EXTRACT B
… Then they saw what Clover had seen.
It was a pig walking on his hind legs.
Yes, it was Squealer. A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to
supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he
was strolling across the yard. And a moment later, out from the door of the
farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs. Some did it
better than others, one or two were even a trifle unsteady and looked as
though they would have liked the support of a stick, but every one of them
made his way right round the yard successfully. And finally there was a
tremendous baying of dogs and a shrill crowing from the black cockerel, and
out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances
from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him.
He carried a whip in his trotter.
There was deadly silence. Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals
watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. It was as though
the world had turned upside-down. Then there came a moment when the first
shock had worn off and when, in spite of everything – in spite of their terror of
the dogs, and of the habit, developed through long years, of never
complaining, never criticising, no matter what happened – they might have
uttered some word of protest. But just at that moment, as though at a signal,
all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of –
'Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs
good, two legs better!
It went on for five minutes without stopping. And by the time the sheep had
quieted down, the chance to utter any protest had passed, for the pigs had
marched back into the farmhouse.
Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder. He looked round. It was
Clover. Her old eyes looked dimmer than ever. Without saying anything, she
tugged gently at his mane and led him round to the end of the big barn, where
the Seven Commandments were written. For a minute or two they stood
gazing at the tarred wall with its white lettering.
'My sight is failing,' she said finally. 'Even when I was young I could not
have read what was written there. But it appears to me that that wall looks
different. Are the Seven Commandments the same as they used to be,
Benjamin?'
For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her
what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single
commandment.
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Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best
describes him/her in COLUMN B. Write down only the question number
(5.8.1–5.8.5) and the letter (A–F).
COLUMN A
5.8.1 Clover
COLUMN B
A authoritarian, arrogant,
scheming and cruel
5.8.2 Benjamin
5.8.3 Napoleon
5.8.4 Snowball
B idealistic, innovative, committed
and intelligent
C stubborn, bad-tempered,
cynical, uninvolved.
5.8.5 Mr Jones
D careless, weak, violent and a
drunk
E motherly, caring, loyal, stout and
disillusioned
F hard-working, strong, softhearted and unintelligent
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(5)
5.9
Explain Squealer's role on the farm.
(1)
5.10
Of whom are the animals reminded when they see pigs walking on their hind
legs?
(1)
5.11
What excuses do the pigs give for using the farmhouse? State TWO.
(2)
5.12
State TWO functions that the dogs are expected to fulfil.
(2)
5.13
Line 2 and line 13 stand on their own.
Why does the author separate these lines?
5.14
(2)
Refer to line 13.
5.14.1
What does the whip symbolise?
(1)
5.14.2
Why is there a deadly silence in reaction to the sight of Napoleon
carrying the whip?
(1)
5.15
Briefly explain what role the bleating of the sheep plays in the novel.
(2)
5.16
How do the words the sheep bleat in line 22 differ from the words they bleated
earlier?
(2)
What is the single commandment which has replaced the Seven
Commandments?
(1)
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Explain why the single commandment is ironic in the context of the novel as a
whole.
(2)
Do you sympathise with Clover when reading lines 28 to 37? Give a reason
to support your answer.
(2)
Why do you think the pigs become corrupt as soon as they become the
leaders?
QUESTION 6: LORD OF THE FLIES – William Golding
Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
'We got to let that burn out now. And that was our firewood.'
He licked his lips.
'There ain't nothing we can do. We ought to be more careful. I'm scared –'
Jack dragged his eyes away from the fire.
'You're always scared. Yah – Fatty!'
'I got the conch,' said Piggy bleakly. He turned to Ralph. 'I got the conch,
ain't I Ralph?'
Unwillingly Ralph turned away from the splendid, awful sight.
'What's that?'
'The conch. I got a right to speak.'
The twins giggled together.
'We wanted smoke –'
'Now look –'
A pall stretched for miles away from the island. All the boys except Piggy
started to giggle; presently they were shrieking with laughter.
Piggy lost his temper.
'I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was
shelters down there by the beach. It wasn't half cold down there in the night.
But the first time Ralph says 'fire' you goes howling and screaming up this
here mountain. Like a pack of kids!'
By now they were listening to the tirade.
'How can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act
proper?'
He took off his glasses and made as if to put down the conch; but the
sudden motion towards it of most of the older boys changed his mind. He
tucked the shell under his arm, and crouched back on a rock.
'Then when you get here you build a bonfire that isn't no use. Now you been
and set the whole island on fire. Won't we look funny if the whole island burns
up? Cooked fruit, that's what we'll have to eat, and roast pork. And that's
nothing to laugh at! You said Ralph was chief and you don't give him time to
think. Then when he says something you rush off, like, like –!'
He paused for breath, and the fire growled at them.
'And that's not all. Them kids. The little 'uns. Who took any notice of 'em?
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Who knows how many we got?'
Ralph took a sudden step forward.
'I told you to. I told you to get a list of names!'
'How could I,' cried Piggy indignantly, 'all by myself? They waited for two
minutes then they fell in the sea; they went into the forest; they just scattered
everywhere. How was I to know which was which?'
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6.1
Briefly explain how the boys landed on the island.
6.2
Answer the following questions about the fire mentioned in the extract.
6.2.1
Where on the island does the fire occur?
(1)
6.2.2
Why did the boys start the fire?
(1)
6.2.3
According to Piggy, how will the fire impact on their survival? State
TWO points.
(2)
Which more serious consequence of the fire is revealed later?
(1)
6.2.4
6.3
(1)
Refer to the following statement:
Piggy says that Ralph is chief and they do not give him time to think
(line 30–31).
Explain how all the boys may have been saved if Ralph's orders had been
followed. State TWO facts.
(2)
6.4
Describe Jack's attitude towards Piggy in this extract.
(1)
6.5
Answer the following questions about the conch.
6.6
6.5.1
What is the conch?
(1)
6.5.2
What does the conch symbolise in the novel?
(1)
Democracy versus Dictatorship is one of the main themes of the novel.
6.6.1
6.6.2
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Give an example from the passage that proves that Piggy believes
in democracy.
(1)
Give an example, from later in the novel, that shows that Jack acts
like a dictator.
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EXTRACT B
The officer leaned down and looked closely at Ralph.
'Two? Killed?'
Ralph nodded again. Behind him, the whole island was shuddering with
flame. The officer knew, as a rule, when people were telling the truth. He
whistled softly.
Other boys were appearing now, tiny tots some of them, brown, with the
distended bellies of small savages. One of them came close to the officer and
looked up.
'I'm, I'm –'
But there was no more to come. Percival Wemys Madison sought in his
head for an incantation that had faded clean away.
The officer turned back to Ralph.
'We'll take you off. How many of you are there?'
Ralph shook his head. The officer looked past him to the group of painted
boys.
'Who's boss here?'
'I am,' said Ralph loudly.
A little boy who wore the remains of an extraordinary black cap on his red
hair and who carried the remains of a pair of spectacles at his waist, started
forward, then changed his mind and stood still.
'We saw your smoke. And you don't know how many of you there are?'
'No, sir.'
'I should have thought,' said the officer as he visualized the search before
him, 'I should have thought that a pack of British boys – you're all British aren't
you? – would have been able to put up a better show than that – I mean –'
'It was like that at first,' said Ralph 'before things –'
He stopped.
'We were together then –'
The officer nodded helpfully.
'I know. Jolly good show. Like the Coral Island.'
Ralph looked at him dumbly. For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the
strange glamour that had once invested the beaches. But the island was
scorched up like dead wood – Simon was dead – and Jack had … The tears
began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the
first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to
wrench his whole body. His voice rose under the black smoke before the
burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little
boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body,
matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the
darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend
called Piggy.
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When the officer arrives, he thinks that Ralph is part of a game. What is
actually happening to Ralph at this moment?
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The officer's uniform and revolver remind us of the situation in the outside
world.
6.8.1
What is happening in the 'outside world'?
(1)
6.8.2
The officer's 'rescuing' the boys is IRONIC. Explain why.
(2)
Refer to line 2.
6.9.1
Name TWO boys that have been killed.
(2)
6.9.2
Describe the circumstances in which the boys died. State TWO
facts in each case.
(4)
6.10
Give TWO possible reasons why the boys are referred to as 'brown'.
(2)
6.11
In line 7 the boys are described as 'small savages'. In the context of the novel,
why is it fitting to refer to the boys as 'small savages'? Give TWO reasons.
(2)
6.12
Refer to lines 9–11.
6.12.1
What 'incantation' did Percival recite at the beginning of the novel?
(1)
6.12.2
Give a reason why Percival cannot remember this 'incantation'
now.
(1)
Now that the officer is here, why do you think Jack does not argue when
Ralph says that he is the boss?
(2)
6.14
What do Piggy's spectacles (line 19) symbolise in the novel?
(2)
6.15
The words 'the darkness of man's heart' in line 41 reflect the main theme of
the novel. Is this true of modern society? Explain your view.
(2)
6.13
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describes him/her in COLUMN B.
Write only the question number
(6.16.1–6.16.5) and the letter (A–F).
COLUMN A
6.16.1 Ralph
COLUMN B
A bossy, tyrannical, arrogant,
savage, cruel and without pity
6.16.2 Jack
6.16.3 Roger
6.16.4 Simon
B sly, quiet, sinister, evil and
under-hand
C rational, intelligent but
physically weak and unfit
6.16.5 Piggy
D small, timid, obedient,
unquestioning and playful
E democratic, practical, likes
order, responsible, positive
F sensitive, kind, compassionate,
courageous and mystical
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SECTION C: DRAMA
In this section answer the question on:
Nothing but the Truth (QUESTION 7)
OR
Romeo and Juliet (QUESTION 8)
QUESTION 7: NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH – John Kani
Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
MANDISA: What did my father do to you? What happened between the two
of you?
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SIPHO: He never told you?
MANDISA: No! This is crap. I can't stay here any longer. I am going out to
dinner. Even if I have to go alone.
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Both women start to exit.
SIPHO: Stop! No one leaves this house. You want to know the truth? You
want to know why I fought your father? You want to know why your mother
left me? Left an eighteen-month-old baby in my hands and walked away and
never came back?
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THANDO and MANDISA: Yes!
SIPHO: Themba was sleeping with my wife.
MANDISA: What!
SIPHO: Your father was sleeping with my wife, your mother!
THANDO: No! No!
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MANDISA: This has gone too far! It's not true, it's not true! I don't believe
you! My father would never do such a thing. He was loyal to mother –
always.
SIPHO: That's what you think. Themba was good at making people believe
in him.
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THANDO: Oh my God!
MANDISA [sobbing openly]: No, no. Not my father.
SIPHO: The truth, the whole truth and Nothing but the Truth, so help me
God. That's what you've asked for. So sit down and take it like the adults you
both claim to be.
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Do you think it was a wise decision to keep the truth about the relationship
between Themba and his wife from Thando until now? Give a reason for your
answer.
(2)
Explain how Mandisa's words in lines 4 and 5 reveal her background. Link her
reaction in the passage to the way in which she was brought up.
(2)
To whom does Sipho address the words below?
7.3.1
'Your father ...' (line 14)
(1)
7.3.2
'... your mother.' (line 14)
(1)
Refer to Sipho's words in line 7: 'Stop! No one leaves this house.'
What do Sipho's words reveal about his beliefs and culture? State TWO facts.
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
(2)
Indicate what tone of voice would be used in the following lines:
7.5.1
'What!' (line 13)
(1)
7.5.2
'No! No!' (line 15)
(1)
Why does Mandisa find it difficult to believe that her father would betray
Sipho?
(1)
Explain how Sipho's words in lines 24 and 25 show a similarity between what
happens in the play and what happens in the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission hearings. Give ONE example of a similarity.
(2)
Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best
describes him/her in COLUMN B. Write down only the question number
(7.8.1–7.8.4) and the matching letter (A–F)
COLUMN A
7.8.1 Sipho
7.8.2 Thando
7.8.3 Mandisa
7.8.4 Themba
COLUMN B
A fashionable, arrogant,
outspoken, cold, bitter and
unforgiving
B subservient, dull, timid, very
conservative and uninspired
C practical, socially conscious,
respectful, loving, intelligent and
forgiving
D image-conscious, smart,
ambitious, independent and
modern
E solid and reliable, hard-working,
a bit dull, traditionalist and
disillusioned
F selfish, well-spoken, arrogant
insensitive, calculating and spoilt
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EXTRACT B
SIPHO: So, you win again Themba. I am still dull. Nothing good is for me. I
am still at the library and I am not even the Chief Librarian and will never be.
If this country was free, I used to say, I would be the Chief Librarian.
I watched the release of Nelson Mandela on TV and I said to myself
'my time has come'. I was 57 years old when I voted on 27 April 1994. I put
them in power. I made Nelson Mandela the first democratically elected
president of this country. I was 62 years old when I voted again in 1999.
Nobody said I was too old. How come I am not old to put them in power but
then suddenly I am too old to be empowered? This Government owes me. I
have been loyal to them. Why could they not make me the Chief Librarian
just for two years? Two years only. That's not too much to ask. Is it? I was
part of the Struggle. I too suffered as a black person. I went to the marches
like everyone else. I might not have been detained. I might not have been
on Robben Island. I did not leave this country, but I suffered too. The
thousands that attended those funerals on Saturdays, that was me. The
thousands that were tear gassed, sjamboked by the police, mauled by
Alsatian dogs, that was me. When Bishop Tutu led thousands through the
streets of white Port Elizabeth, that was me. I WAS THOSE THOUSANDS! I
too deserved some recognition, didn't I? No! No more! It's payback time.
The taking stops right here and now. I want everything back, Themba. I
want my wire double decker bus now. I want it back. It was mine. Mom and
Dad are not here now to speak for you. I want my blazer back. It was mine. I
want my wife back. She was mine. She loved me, not you. Do you hear me?
I want my daughter back. She is mine. She's my baby, not yours. She is the
one thing you cannot take away from me. Not even now. Thando is mine.
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7.9
Refer to Sipho's words in line 5: 'my time has come.'
Explain what Sipho expected to happen.
7.10
(1)
Refer to lines 12–17.
7.10.1
Which character in the play represents the 'thousands' who stayed
at home?
(1)
7.10.2
Which character represents the heroes who went into exile?
(1)
7.10.3
Name the theme which is illustrated in these lines. (lines 12–17)
(2)
7.10.4
If you were the director of the play, what would you tell Sipho to do
when saying these words? State his GESTURES and FACIAL
EXPRESSION.
(2)
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The boys' parents favoured Themba over Sipho.
7.11.1
7.11.2
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statement.
(2)
Quote a sentence from the passage to prove the statement true.
(2)
In line 20 Sipho says, 'The taking stops right here and now.'
State TWO opportunities that were taken from Sipho after he left school but
before he was married.
7.13
7.14
7.15
7.16
7.17
(2)
Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?
Give a reason for your answer.
Thando is the only child that Sipho feels he has lost.
(2)
Why is Sipho unwilling to allow Thando to accompany Mandisa to
Johannesburg and London?
(2)
Explain why Sipho finds it necessary to stress that Thando is his baby in lines
24 to 25.
(2)
How would you describe Sipho's emotions in this passage? State any TWO
emotions.
(2)
If you had lived in the Apartheid era would you have chosen to go into exile or
would you have stayed in South Africa? Motivate your answer.
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QUESTION 8: ROMEO AND JULIET – William Shakespeare
Read the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
ROMEO (to Servingman)
What lady's that which doth enrich the hand
Of yonder knight?
SERVINGMAN
I know not, sir.
ROMEO
O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear –
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows
As yonder lady o'er her fellows shows.
The measure done, I'll watch her place of stand
And, touching hers, make blessèd my rude hand.
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
TYBALT
This, by his voice, should be a Montague.
Fetch me my rapier, boy. What, dares the slave
Come hither, covered with an antic face,
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,
To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.
CAPULET
Why, how now, kinsman? Wherefore storm you so?
TYBALT
Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe.
A villain, that is hither come in spite
To scorn at our solemnity this night.
CAPULET
Young Romeo is it?
TYBALT
'Tis he, that villain Romeo.
CAPULET
Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone.
'A bears him like a portly gentleman.
And, to say truth, Verona brags of him
To be a virtuous and well-governed youth.
I would not for the wealth of all this town
Here in my house do him disparagement.
Therefore be patient; take no note of him.
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8.1
In the context of the story, who is likely to be Juliet's partner at her father's
ball? Motivate your answer.
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Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE according to line 7? Explain your
answer, using your own words.
Juliet is almost as beautiful as a brightly shining torch.
(2)
8.3
Explain the comparison in lines 11 and 12 in your own words.
(2)
8.4
What does Romeo intend to do when Juliet stops dancing?
(1)
8.5
Give a reason why Romeo comes to the feast with an antic (masked) face.
(1)
8.6
Quote the line that proves that Tybalt is loyal to his family.
(1)
8.7
Considering what happens later between Tybalt and Romeo, explain the irony
of Tybalt's words below.
To strike him dead I hold it not a sin. (line 23)
(2)
8.8
Explain why Tybalt refers to Romeo as 'our foe' in line 27.
(1)
8.9
Answer the following questions based on the conversation between Capulet
and Tybalt.
8.9.1
8.9.2
8.10
Quote TWO separate words from the passage that show that
Capulet and Tybalt are related.
(2)
Capulet points out Romeo's good qualities. List THREE qualities
mentioned.
(3)
Match each character in COLUMN A with the set of characteristics that best
describes him/her in COLUMN B. Write down only the question number
(8.10.1–8.10.5) and the matching letter (A–F).
COLUMN A
8.10.1 Romeo
COLUMN B
A level-headed, patient, boastful,
hard-headed
8.10.2 Tybalt
8.10.3 Prince Escalus
8.10.4 Capulet
8.10.5 Friar Laurence
B ruler, demands respect,
dignified and firm
C fiery, quick to anger, violent,
loyal and arrogant
D miserly, shrewd, jealous,
intelligent and sly
E romantic, peace-loving,
immature, gentle, cautious,
lovable
F religious, old, peace-loving,
practical and intelligent
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FRIAR
God pardon sin! Was't thou with Rosaline?
ROMEO
With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No.
I have forgot that name and that name's woe.
FRIAR
That's my good son! But where hast thou been then?
ROMEO
I'll tell thee ere thou ask it me again.
I have been feasting with mine enemy,
Where on a sudden one hath wounded me
That's by me wounded. Both our remedies
Within thy help and holy physic lies.
I bear no hatred, blessèd man, for, lo,
My intercession likewise steads my foe.
FRIAR
Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift.
Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift.
ROMEO
Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set.
On the fair daughter of rich Capulet.
As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine,
And all combined, save what thou must combine
By holy marriage. When, and where, and how
We met, we wooed, and made exchange of vow,
I'll tell thee as we pass. But this I pray,
That thou consent to marry us today.
FRIAR
Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here!
Is Rosaline, that thou did'st love so dear,
So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
Jesu Maria! What a deal of brine
Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!
How much salt water thrown away in waste
To season love, that of it doth not taste!
The sun not yet thy sighs from heaven clears.
Thy old groans ring yet in mine ancient ears.
Lo, here upon thy cheek the stain doth sit
Of an old tear that is not washed off yet.
If e'er thou wast thyself, and these woes thine,
Thou and these woes were all for Rosaline.
And art thou changed? Pronounce this sentence then:
Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
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8.11
Why has Romeo forgotten Rosaline's name?
(1)
8.12
What 'woe' (line 5) has Rosaline caused Romeo?
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Quote TWO lines between lines 9 and 15 that mean that the love between
Romeo and Juliet is mutual.
(1)
The word 'wounded' (lines 11 and 12) foretells that their love will have a
negative outcome. What is this outcome?
(2)
What does it mean when the Friar asks Romeo to be 'plain' in his 'drift'
(line 16)?
(1)
Compare Friar Laurence's tone in line 7 with his tone in line 29. Describe how
the tone differs.
(2)
8.17
What does Friar Laurence scold Romeo for in lines 30 to 31?
(2)
8.18
What does Friar Laurence suggest about the nature of a young man's love in
lines 31 and 32?
(2)
8.19
Quote ONE word between lines 33 to 34 that means the same as 'salt water'.
(1)
8.20
Refer to lines 43 and 44: 'Pronounce this sentence then ...'
What does Friar Laurence think of Romeo's behaviour?
(1)
From your knowledge of the rest of the play, what does Friar Laurence hope
to achieve when he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet?
(2)
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8.16
8.21
8.22
Do you think that Friar Laurence should be held responsible for the death of
Romeo and Juliet? Motivate your answer.
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If you have chosen SHORT STORIES, answer questions on TWO of the four stories.
QUESTION 9: THE SISTERS – Pauline Smith
Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
Marta was the eldest of my father's children, and she was sixteen years old
when our mother died and our father lost the last of his water-cases to old Jan
Redlinghuis of Bitterwater. It was the water-cases that killed my mother.
Many, many times she had cried to my father to give in to old Jan Redlinghuis
whose water-rights had been fixed by law long before my father built his
water-furrow from the Ghamka river. But my father could not rest. If he could
but get a fair share of the river-water for his furrow, he would say, his farm of
Zeekoegatt would be as rich as the farm of Bitterwater and we should then
have a town-house in Platkops dorp and my mother should wear a black
cashmere dress all the days of her life. My father could not see that my
mother did not care about the black cashmere dress or the town-house in
Platkops dorp. My mother was a very gentle woman with a disease of the
heart, and all she cared about was to have peace in the house and her
children happy around her. And for as long as my father was at law about his
water-rights there could be no peace on all the farm of Zeekoegatt. With each
new water-case came more bitterness and sorrow to us all. Even between my
parents at last came bitterness and sorrow. And in the bitterness and sorrow
my mother died.
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From whose point of view is the story told? Answer by giving a name.
(1)
9.2
What did Burgert de Jager do to try and make his farm as successful/
prosperous as Bitterwater? Give TWO points.
(2)
Jan Redlinghuis's farm is called Bitterwater.
Considering what happens in the story, explain why this name is appropriate.
(2)
According to the extract, Burgert de Jager is blinded by his obsession with the
water rights. State ONE consequence of his obsession.
(1)
9.3
9.4
9.5
Answer the following questions about Jan Redelinghuis's role in the story.
9.5.1
Why does Jan Redlinghuis have such a strong hold over Burgert?
(1)
9.5.2
What does Jan Redlinghuis want instead?
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Marta decides to save her father from humiliation.
9.6.1
Which theme is highlighted in Marta's decision?
(2)
9.6.2
Do you think Marta made the right choice? Motivate your answer.
(2)
EXTRACT B
So it went, day after day, day after day, till at last there came a day when
Marta was too weak to climb into the cart and they carried her from where she
fell into the house. Jan Redlinghuis sent for me across the river.
When I came to the house old Jan Redlinghuis was standing on the stoep
with his gun. He said to me: 'See here, Sukey de Jager! Which of us now had
the greater sin – your father who sold me his daughter Marta, or I who bought
her? Marta who let herself be sold, or you who offered yourself to save her?'
And he took up his gun and left the stoep and would not wait for an answer.
Marta lay where they had put her on old Jan Redlinghuis's great wooden
bed, and only twice did she speak. Once she said: 'He was not always mad,
Sukey, my darling, and who am I that I should judge him?'
And again she said: 'See how it is, my darling! In a little while I shall be with
our mother. So it is that God has helped me.'
At sundown Marta died, and when they ran to tell Jan Redlinghuis they
could not find him. All that night they looked for him, and the next day also.
We buried Marta in my mother's grave at Zeekoegatt ... And still they could
not find Jan Redlinghuis. Six days they looked for him, and at last they found
his body in the mountains. God knows what madness had driven old Jan
Redlinghuis to the mountains when his wife lay dying, but there it was they
found him, and at Bitterwater he was buried.
9.7
What does Jan Redelinghuis regard as Marta's share in her own death?
9.8
Refer to Marta's death.
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9.8.1
How will death benefit Marta according to the passage?
(1)
9.8.2
What example does she set even on her death-bed?
(1)
9.8.3
What do you think causes Marta's death?
(1)
9.9
Why, do you think, does Jan Redelinghuis commit suicide?
(1)
9.10
How does Burgert de Jager prove that he has gained insight into his selfish
needs after Marta's death?
(1)
9.11
What does Sukey learn from Marta's death?
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QUESTION 10: THE SOFT VOICE OF THE SERPENT – Nadine Gordimer
Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
He was only twenty-six and very healthy and he was soon strong enough to
be wheeled out into the garden. Like everyone else, he had great and curious
faith in the garden: 'Well, soon you'll be up and able to sit out in the garden,'
they said, looking at him fervently, with little understanding tilts of the head.
Yes, he would be out ... in the garden. It was a big garden enclosed in old
dark, sleek, pungent firs, and he could sit deep beneath their tiered fringes,
down in the shade, far away. There was the feeling that there, in the garden,
he would come to an understanding; that it would come easier, there.
Perhaps there was something in this of the old Eden idea; the tender human
adjusting himself to himself in the soothing impersonal presence of trees and
grass and earth, before going out into the stare of the world.
The very first time it was so strange; his wife was wheeling him along the
gravel path in the sun and the shade, and he felt exactly as he did when he
was a little boy and he used to bend and hang, looking at the world upside
down, through his ankles. Everything was vast and open, the sky, the wind
blowing along through the swaying, trembling greens, the flowers shaking in
vehement denial. Movement ...
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Why is it ironic that the young man is referred to as 'healthy'?
(1)
10.2
The garden is compared to the Garden of Eden. What positive comparison
can be made between these two gardens?
(1)
10.3.
'Like everyone else, he had great and curious faith in the garden.' (line 2)
What does he hope to gain from being in the garden? State TWO points.
10.4
10.5.
10.6
(2)
Refer to the words '... the stare of the world.' in line 11.
What does the man fear? Use your own words.
(1)
What does the phrase 'upside down' suggest about the man's feelings the
very first time that he is wheeled into the garden?
(1)
Refer to the phrase '... The flowers shaking in vehement denial.'
10.6.1
Name the figure of speech used in this phrase.
(1)
10.6.2
Why does the word 'denial' have special meaning in the context of
the story?
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EXTRACT B
'... What is it?' she said, approaching the locust distastefully.
'Your locust!' he said. She jumped away with a little shriek.
'Don't worry – it can't move. It's as harmless as I am. You must have
knocked its leg off when you hit out at it!' He was laughing at her.
'Oh, I didn't!' she said reproachfully. She loathed it but she loathed to hurt,
even more. 'I never even touched it! All I hit was air ... I couldn't possibly have
hit it. Not its leg off.'
'All right then. It's another locust. But it's lost its leg, anyway. You should just
see it ... It doesn't know the leg isn't there. God, I know exactly how that feels
... I've been watching it, and honestly, it's uncanny. I can see it feels just like I
do!'
She smiled at him, sideways; she seemed suddenly pleased at something.
Then, recalling herself, she came forward, bent double, hands upon her hips.
'Well, if it can't move ...' she said, hanging over it.
'Don't be frightened,' he laughed. 'Touch it.'
'Ah, the poor thing,' she said, catching her breath in compassion. 'It can't
walk.'
'Don't encourage it to self-pity,' he teased her.
She looked up and laughed. 'Oh you – ' she parried, assuming a frown. The
locust kept its solemn silly face turned to her. 'Shame, isn't he a funny old
man,' she said. 'But what will happen to him?'
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'Funny thing is, it's even the same leg, the left one.' She looked round at him
and smiled.
'I know,' he nodded, laughing. 'The two of us ...' And then he shook his head
and, smiling, said it again: 'The two of us.'
She was laughing and just then she flicked the twig more sharply than she
meant to and at the touch of it there was a sudden flurried papery whirr, and
the locust flew away.
She stood there with the stick in her hand, half afraid of the creature again,
and appealed, unnerved as a child, 'What happened. What happened.'
There was a moment of silence.
'Don't be a fool,' he said irritably.
They had forgotten that locusts can fly.
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Why does he call the insect 'Your locust'?
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10.8
Quote the verb which describes how she feels about locusts in general.
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10.9
Refer to the words '… it's uncanny. I can see it feels just like I do!' in line 10.
10.9.1
Quote a phrase of FOUR words from lines 24 to 33 in the extract
that supports the idea that the man identifies with the locust.
(1)
10.9.2
Why does the man identify with the locust?
(1)
10.9.3
How is the man's belief that they are in the same boat destroyed?
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Motivate this statement by referring to the passage.
(1)
How does the mood change towards the end of the passage? Give TWO
examples.
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10.12
Explain how the title of the story is linked to the content.
(2)
10.13
Do you think the man is justified in feeling sorry for himself? Motivate your
answer.
10.11
QUESTION 11: THE NECKLACE – Guy de Maupassant
Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
When she sat down to dinner at the round table covered with a three-daysold cloth opposite her husband, who took the lid off the casserole with the
delighted exclamation: 'Ah! Hot-pot again! How lovely! It's the best dish in the
world!' she was dreaming of luxurious dinners with gleaming silver and
tapestries peopling the walls with classical figures and exotic birds in a fairy
forest; she dreamt of exquisite dishes served on valuable china and
whispered compliments listened to with a sphinx-like smile, while toying with
the pink flesh of a trout or the wing of a hazel-hen.
She had a rich friend who had been with her at a convent school, but she
did not like going to see her now; the contrast was so painful when she went
home. She spent whole days in tears; misery, regrets, hopeless longings
caused her such bitter distress.
One evening her husband came home with a broad smile on his face and a
large envelope in his hand: 'Look!' he cried. 'Here's something for you, dear!'
She tore open the envelope eagerly and pulled out a printed card with the
words: 'The Minister and his wife request the honour of the company of
Monsieur and Madame Loisel on Monday, January 18th.'
Instead of being delighted as her husband had hoped, she threw the
invitation pettishly down on the table, murmuring: 'What's the good of this to
me?'
'But I thought you'd be pleased, dear! ...' You never go out and this is an
occasion, a great occasion. I had the greatest difficulty to get the invitation.
Everybody wants one; it's very select and junior clerks don't often get asked.
The whole official world will be there.
She looked at him crossly and declared impatiently: 'What do you think I'm
to wear?'
He hadn't thought of that and stuttered: 'Why! The frock you wear for the
theatre. I think it's charming.
He stopped in astonished bewilderment when he saw his wife was crying.
Two great tears were running slowly down from the corners of her eyes to the
corners of her mouth; he stammered: 'What's the matter? What's the matter?'
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But with a great effort she had controlled her disappointment and replied
quietly, drying her wet cheeks: 'Oh! Nothing! Only not having anything to wear
I can't go the party. Pass on the invitation to some colleague whose wife is
better dressed than I.'
'Look here Mathilde! How much would a suitable frock cost, something quite
simple that would be useful on other occasions later on?'
She thought for a few seconds, doing a sum and also wondering how much
she could ask for without inviting an immediate refusal and an outraged
exclamation from the tight-fisted clerk. At last with some hesitation she
replied: ' I don't know exactly but I think I could manage on four hundred
francs.'
He went slightly pale, for this was just the amount he had put by to get a
gun so that he could enjoy some shooting the following summer with some
friends. But he said: 'Right! I'll give you four hundred francs, but try to get a
really nice frock.'
The date of the party was approaching and Madame Loisel seemed
depressed and worried, though her dress was ready.
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What does Monsieur Loisel's reaction to the dinner suggest about
his attitude towards his wife?
(1)
How does the wife's attitude towards the dish differ from her
husband's?
(1)
Using your own words explain why Madame Loisel does not enjoy visiting her
rich friend.
(1)
Explain why Monsieur Loisel expects his wife to be happy about the minister's
invitation. State TWO facts.
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11.3
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11.1.1
11.2
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Refer to lines 38 to 46.
11.4.1
11.4.2
How does Madame Loisel describe her husband's attitude towards
money? Quote no more than THREE words from the passage.
(1)
Explain how her assessment of him proves to be wrong.
(1)
11.5
Why is Madame Loisel depressed at the end of the extract?
(1)
11.6
In your opinion, does Madam Loisel have cause for complaint about her
circumstances? Motivate your answer.
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EXTRACT B
One Sunday, when she had gone for a stroll in the Champs-Élysées as a
change from the week's grind, she suddenly saw a lady taking a child for a
walk. It was Madame Forestier, still young, still beautiful, still attractive.
Madame Loisel felt a wave of emotion. Should she speak to her? Yes, she
would. Now that she had paid, she would tell everything. Why not?
She went up to her: 'Good morning, Jeanne!'
The other woman did not recognise her, surprised at being addressed in
this familiar fashion by a common woman; she stammered: 'But, Madam ... I
don't know you ... there must be some mistake.'
'No! I'm Mathilde Loisel!'
Her friend exclaimed: 'Oh! Poor Mathilde, how you've changed!'
'Yes, I've had a pretty grim time since I saw you last, with lots of trouble –
and it was all your fault!'
'My fault? What do you mean?'
'You remember that diamond necklace you lent me to go to the party at the
Ministry?'
'Yes, what about it?'
'Well, I lost it!'
'What! But you brought it back to me'
'I brought you back another just like it; and for ten years we've been paying
for it. You'll realise it hasn't been easy, for we had no money of our own. Well,
now it's all over and I'm jolly glad!'
Madame Forestier had stopped: 'You say you bought a diamond necklace
to replace mine?'
'Yes! And you never spotted it, did you? They were as like as two peas.'
And she smiled with simple proud pleasure.
Madame Forestier, deeply moved, took both her hands: 'Oh! My poor
Mathilde! But mine was only paste, not worth more than five hundred francs at
most.'
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11.8
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Loisel's life is difficult and dull.
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Refer to the words 'Madame Loisel felt a wave of emotion.' (line 4)
What emotion do you think Madame Loisel experiences? Motivate your
answer.
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11.9
What is the function of the repetition of the word 'still' in line 3?
(1)
11.10
Madame Forestier and Madame Loisel accidentally meet in a park.
Why does Madame Forestier not recognise Madame Loisel?
(1)
11.11
Refer to the words '... and it was all your fault!' in line 13.
11.11.1
11.11.2
11.12
Explain why Madame Loisel blames her friend for what she and her
husband had to suffer.
(1)
Do you think she is justified in blaming her friend?
(2)
Explain the irony in the last lines of the story.
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QUESTION 12
THE COFFEE-CART GIRL – Es'kia Mphahlele
Read the extracts carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
EXTRACT A
A woman screamed. Another crash. The man who had been pinned against
the pillar had freed himself and he found himself standing beside the girl. He
sensed her predicament. Almost rudely he pushed her into the street, took the
cart by the stump of the shaft and wheeled it across the street, shouting
generally, 'Give way man!' Just then a cart behind him went down and caved
in like matchwood.
'Oh, thank you so much, mister!'
'Ought to be more careful, my sister.'
'How can I thank you! Here, take coffee and a pancake.'
'Thank you, my sister.'
'Look they are moving forward, maybe to break into the factory!' When next
she looked back, he was gone. And she hadn't even asked him his name:
how unfriendly of her, she thought …
Later that winter morning the street was cleared of most people. The
workers had gone away. There had been no satisfactory agreement. Strikes
were unlawful for black people anyhow.
'Come back to work, or you are signed off, or go to gaol,' had come the stock
executive order. More than half had been signed off.
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COLUMN B. Write only the question number (12.1.1–12.1.4) and the letter
(A–E) of your answer.
COLUMN A
12.1.1 Pinkie
12.1.2 China
12.1.3 Naidoo
12.1.4 Strikers
COLUMN B
A … went off into rhapsodies again
on Pinkie's looks
B … gave commands and
everything came to an end at
once.
C … capable of scratching blood
out of you.
D ... swayed and swung like the
sea.
E … peach-coloured face, not well
fed but compelling under a
soiled black beret.
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Explain what 'predicament' (line 3) Pinkie finds herself in.
12.3
Refer to lines 1–5.
12.3.1
12.4
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writer used such short, action-filled sentences?
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12.3.2
Quote the simile used to describe how a cart is damaged.
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12.3.3
What does the simile suggest about the cart? Explain.
(1)
Considering Pinkie's background, explain why she is so grateful to the man
for saving her cart.
(1)
Refer to lines 11–12.
Pinkie feels that she has treated the man in an unfriendly way. What does this
tell you about her character?
(1)
Explain who gives the order mentioned in lines 16 and 17.
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EXTRACT B
'Hey, you've a lovely ring on your finger, where's the mine?'
Pinky laughed as she looked at the glass-studded ring, fingered it, and
wiped it.
'From Naidoo.'
'What?'
'It's nothing, China. Naidoo didn't have any money for food, so he offered
me this for three days' coffee and cakes.' She spoke as if she didn't believe
her own self. She sensed a gathering storm.
'You lie!'
'Honestly China, now what would I be lying for?'
So, he thought, she couldn't even lie to keep their friendship: how distant
she sounded. His fury mounted.
'Yes, you lie! Now listen, Pinkie, you're in love with that cheapjack. Every
time I found him here he's been damn happy with you, grinning and making
eyes at you. Yes, I've watched him every moment.'
He approached the step leading into the cart.
'Do you see me? I've loved you since I first saw you, the day of the strike.'
He was going to say more, but something rose inside him and choked him.
He couldn't utter a word more.
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12.8
What do Pinkie's actions in line 2 suggest about her feelings about the ring?
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12.9
Describe the tone of China's voice in line 5.
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12.10
Explain the irony in lines 9 to 13.
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In no more than TWO SENTENCES, discuss how the two extracts
(EXTRACT A and EXTRACT B) show two different sides of China's character.
Pinkie's reaction to China's anger prevents him from harming her. Briefly
discuss this statement.
TOTAL SECTION C:
GRAND TOTAL:
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