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(1) Describe the events leading to this extract.
- Grusha arrives at her brother, lavrentis house, seeking shelter but is received coldly by her sister-in-law, who
mistreats her.
- The brother suggests an arranged marriage to Jussup, a 'dying' man.
- Grusha accepts the deal inorder to get her son an identity and a roof over his head. (shelter)
-They arrive at the mother-in-law home where a ceremony is conducted by a cheap monk, invited by the motherin-law. Grusha takes the vow as the mother-in-law responds on behalf of the 'dying' man.
(2) Explain what the guests mean by the statement 'The grand Duke is back'
- The Grand Duke, the ruler of Grusinia , had earlier been overthrown by the princes who had led a revolt against
him. The Grand Duke went into hiding for two years, and was able to fight back to power with the help of the
king of Persia.
(3) Why does the mother-in-law welcome the guests to eat cakes?
- To celebrate the wedding of Grusha and her son Jussup.
(4) Identify and explain three ironic situations in this extract.
- The shah of Persia is supposed to be the enemy of Grusiniayet he lends an army to the Grand Duke that restored
him to power.
- The old woman thinks Grusha’s reaction is about Jussup yet she is excited by the possibility of meeting her 'dear'
Simon.
- It is ironic that the guests are concerned that taxes will go up instead of appreciating the prospects of peace after
the war
Many of the soldiers are coming back from Persia with saddles yet they need crutches since they have lost their
legs.
(5) Identify and explain two themes in this extract
(i) The effects of war
- Taxation would go up
- Disability through loss of limbs
- Loss through negligence of farming activities.
- Break up of families/ relationships.
(ii) Love and affection
- Grusha is excited at the prospects of Simon’s return.
- She is overwhelmed at the sight of a Persian product-evidence that war is over. She even kneels down in prayer.
- takes the silver cross and chain out her blouse, and kisses it.
(iii) Religion
- Grusha kneels down in prayer.
6. What happens immediately after this extract?
- Jussup reprimands his mother for wasting his money on cakes.
- Jussup demands to see the wife he has been saddled with.
- The mother-in-law is shocked as Jussup climbs out of bed and staggers into the other room. The guests are also
amazed to see him walk.
- He sends them out of the house and for the first time, he sarcastically speaks to Grusha
7. What makes the dying man sit bolt upright?
- He learns about the end of war hence, the 'dying man' Jussup becomes excited because he had evaded serving in
the military
8. 'Did someone say the soldiers are back? GRUSHA asked.
(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.
Grusha asked whether someone had said (that) the soldiers were back
9. 'The mother-in-law’s action was an effort in futility.” Do you agree with this assertion?
Justify your response.
Yes
Grusha is already engaged to simon and they get re-united after the war.
marto answered the question on May 23, 2019 at 10:47
- Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow.
AZDAK: (sitting down): I accept. (Sighing, the inkeeper hands him some money). Good.
Now the formalities are disposed of. This is a case of rape?
INKEEPER : Your Honour, I caught the fellow in the act. Ludovica was in the straw on the stable
floor.
AZDAK : Quite right , the stable. Lovely horses! especially liked the little roan.
INKEEPER : The first thing I did, of course , was to question Ludovica. On my son’s behalf.
AZDAK : ( seriously ): I said I especially liked the little roan.
INKEEPER : ( Coldly ) : Really ? Ludovica confessed the stableman took her against her will.
AZDAK : Take your veil off, Ludovica. (she does so) Ludovica, you please the court. Tell us
how it happened.
QUESTIONS.
1. What happens before this excerpt (3marks)
2. ‘I accept’ Explain what is implied by this statement (2 marks)
3. “Your honour, I caught the fellow in the act.” Identify and explain one theme that can be deduced from the
statement. (3 marks)
4. “Ludovica you please the court – Tell us how it happened.” In note form, explain Ludovica’s defense.(4 marks)
Rough copy.
Fair copy.
5. Using the excerpt, state and explain two character traits of Azdak and two of Ludovica. (4 marks)
6. Why do you think Azdak asks Ludovica to remove her veil in this excerpt. (2 marks)
7. '(Sighing, the inkeeper hands him some money). Good. Now the formalities are disposed of.' What turns out to
be ironic about this statement? (3 marks)
8. 'I caught the fellow in the act.' Explain what this statement alludes to in the Bible (2 marks)
9. Give the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt.
i) Roan
ii) Stable
Date posted: May 23, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the poem bellow and answer the question that follows
My grandmother(Solved)
She kept an antique shop-or it kept her.
Among Apostle spoons and Bristol glasses,
The faded silks, the heavy furniture,
She watched her own reflection in the brass
Salvers and silver bowls, as if to prove
Polish was all, there was no need for love.
And I remember how I once refused
To go out with her, since I was afraid.
It was perhaps a wish not to be used
Like antique objects .Though she never said
That she was hurt, I still could feel the guilt
Of that refusal, guessing how she felt.
Later, too frail to keep a shop, she put
All her best things in one long, narrow room.
The place smelt old, of things too long kept shut,
The smell of absences where shadows come
That can’t be polished. There was nothing then
To give her own reflection back again.
And when she died I felt no grief at all,
Only the guilt of what I once refused.
I walked into her room among the tall
Sideboards and cupboards-things she never used
But needed: and no finger-marks were there,
Only the new dust falling through the air.
a) Identify the persona in the above poem.
b) In note form, summarize what each stanza is talking about
c) Identify and briefly explain the use of any two images in the poem
d) What does the persona feel towards the subject matter?
e) What do the following lines mean in the poem?
'too frail to keep a shop'
'Only the new dust falling through the air'
f) Describe the tone the persona uses in the poem above
g) Explain the paradox in the line:
-things she never used
But needed:
h) Explain the persona’s sense of guilt
Date posted: May 6, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
SECOND OLYMPUS(Solved)
SECOND OLYMPUS
From the rostrum they declaimed
On martyrs and men of high ideals
Whom they sent out
Benevorent despots to an unwilling race
Straining at the yoke
Bull dozers trampling on virgin ground
In blatant violation
They trampled down all that was strange
And filled the void
With half digested alien thoughts
They left a trail of red
Whatever their feet had passed
Oh, they did themselves fine
And struttled about the place
Self proclaimed demi- gods
From a counterfeit Olympus
One day they hurled down thunder bolts
On toiling race of earthworms
They might have rained own pebbles
To pelt the brats to death
But that was beneath them
They kept up the illusion
That they were fighting foes
Killing in the name of high ideals
At the inquest they told the world
The worms were becoming pests
Moreover, they said
They did not like wriggly things
Strange prejudice for gods.
Questions
1) Who is being talked about in this poem? Give evidence.
2) With two evidences, discuss the poet’s general attitude towards the subject of the poem.
3) What do you understand by the following three lines?
'they trample down all that was strange
And filled the void with half digested alien thoughts?'
4) Who are referred to as 'toiling race of earthworms' and why
5) Discuss two stylistic devices used in the poem. Give their effectiveness
6) Explain the significance of the title.
7) What is the tone of the poem?
Date posted: May 6, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. (20 marks)
The inmates(Solved)
The inmates
Huddled together
Cold biting their bones
Teeth chattering from the chill,
The air oppressive,
The smell offensive
They sit and they reflect
The room self contained
At the corner the ‘gents’ invites
With the nice fragrance of ammonia,
And fresh human dung,
The fresh inmates sit thoughtfully
Vermin perform a guard of honour
Saluting him with a bite here
And a bite there
‘Welcome to the world, they seem to say’
The steel lock of the door
The walls insurmountable
And the one torching tortuous bulb
Stare vacantly at him
Slowly he reflects about the consignment
That gave birth to his confinement
Locked in for conduct refinement
The reason they put him in prison
The clock ticks
But too slowly
Five years will be a long time
Doomed in the dungeon
In this hell of a cell
a) Who is the persona in the poem? (1 mark)
b) Briefly explain what the poem is about. (2 marks)
c) Identify and illustrate three aspects of style in the poem. (6 marks)
d) Give evidence from the poem which indicates the inmates are suffering. (3 marks)
e) Why is the fresh inmate in prison? (2 marks)
f) Identify and explain the mood of the new convict. (2 marks)
g) Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem.
i) That gave birth to his confinement (1 mark)
ii) The room is self contained (1 mark)
h) What does the steel lock in the door and the insurmountable walls suggest? (2 marks)
Date posted: May 3, 2019. Answers (1)
- Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow: Song of agony(Solved)
Read the following poem and then answer the questions that follow.
Song of Agony
I put on a clean shirt
And go to work
Which of us
Which of us will come back?
Four and twenty moons
Not seeing women
Not seeing my hand
Which of us
Which of us will die?
I put on a clean shirt
And go to work my contract
To work far away
I go beyond the mountain
Into the bush
Where the roads end
And the rivers run dry
Which of us
Which of us will come back?
Which of us
Which of us will die?
Questions
a) Who is the persona in the poem? Explain. (2 marks)
b) Briefly discuss the subject matter in this poem. (3 marks)
c) Identify two stylistic devices in the poem and show their effectiveness. (4 marks)
d) Show how the persona and the others suffer in the poem. Illustrate your answer. (4 marks)
e) What is the dominant mood in the poem? (2 marks)
f) Is the title of this poem suitable? Explain (3 marks)
g)Identify and explain one economic activity practiced by the persona’s community
Date posted: May 3, 2019. Answers (1)
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