OCR English - Opening Worlds

A quiz that covers plot, setting and character information on the last six short stories required for OCR English Unit 2.  At the moment I have typed up The Red Ball, The Pieces of Silver and The Young Couple.  I will probably add more questions later.  Enjoy :)

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  • Created on: 11-05-11 15:56
[The Pieces of Silver] What is Clement's surname?
Dovecot
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[The Pieces of Silver] Who is described as a 'grizzled gangling labourer'?
Clement's father
2 of 17
[The Pieces of Silver] 'There was a close bond of compassion and understanding between these two.' refers to Clement and what other character?
Evelina
3 of 17
[The Pieces of Silver] Who is described as a 'squat jug of a man'?
Mr. Chase
4 of 17
[The Pieces of Silver] Mr. Chase refers to the students who cannot pay the donation as 'thankless _____'. What is the missing word?
Brutuses
5 of 17
[The Red Ball] Bolan and his family have moved from a small hut in Port of Spain to Tunapuna. True or false??
False
6 of 17
[The Red Ball] What comforts Bolan in the beginning of the story?
The proud statue in the fountain
7 of 17
[The Red Ball] Bolan is the focaliser of the story. True or false?
True
8 of 17
[The Red Ball] How does Bolan afford to pay for the black pudding and the red ball?
He steals from his parents' savings
9 of 17
[The Red Ball] Who says 'We love you like nothin' else in the world . . . must always remember that.'?
Bolan's father
10 of 17
[The Red Ball] How many problems arise in this story, and are they all resolved?
Two; both are resolved
11 of 17
[The Young Couple] Cathy's life in India is that of the traditional role of a woman in India. True or false?
True
12 of 17
[The Young Couple] The only characters who are named in the story are Cathy and Naraian. The rest of the characters are referred to by their relation to Naraian. What effect does this have?
Depersonalisation
13 of 17
[The Young Couple] At what point do Cathy and Naraian begin to accept their fate as one where Naraian's family control them?
When Cathy becomes pregnant
14 of 17
[The Young Couple] Naraian's friends show Cathy the respect they would give to any woman according to their society rules. Cathy's dislike of the way they treat her demonstrates the stark contrast between the two societies. True or false?
True
15 of 17
[The Young Couple] Who 'fumed indignantly against' their 'own family in particular, and against Indian families in general'?
Naraian
16 of 17
[The Pieces of Silver] When and where is the the Pieces of Silver set?
Mid 20th-century, Barbados
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Card 2

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[The Pieces of Silver] Who is described as a 'grizzled gangling labourer'?

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Clement's father

Card 3

Front

[The Pieces of Silver] 'There was a close bond of compassion and understanding between these two.' refers to Clement and what other character?

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Card 4

Front

[The Pieces of Silver] Who is described as a 'squat jug of a man'?

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Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

[The Pieces of Silver] Mr. Chase refers to the students who cannot pay the donation as 'thankless _____'. What is the missing word?

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Preview of the front of card 5
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