MARKS: 35
TIME:1 HOUR
DATE:MAY 2014
EXAMINER:SL WILLOUGHBY
MODERATOR:L vd BERG
Page 1English FAL- Task 7 / Literature test
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.1 / Refer to line 1.
1.1.1Who is the ‘he’ Sipho is referring to?
Themba / (1)
1.2. / What is Sipho’s relation to the man he is referring to in line 1?
Themba is Sipho’s brother. / (1)
1.3. / Who is ‘Mandisa’ referred to in line 8?
Mandisa is Themba’s daughter/Sipho’s niece (not cousin)/Thando’s cousin, or possibly sister. / (1)
1.4. / Refer to lines 4-6.
‘What am I going…./…father’
1.4.1 Why is Thando worried about meeting Mandisa?
Thando knows that Mandisa is her cousin and of the same age as herself and she has never met Mandisa before. OR
Thando knows that Mandisa is from London and that she is possibly sophisticated and that maybe they would not get along.
(ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ANSWER) / (2)
1.5. / Refer to line 8.
1.5.1 What is an activist?
An activist is someone who actively works or lives for a certain cause, especially a political cause.
She/He works hard to change certain things according to what she/he believes is right.
(ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ANSWER)
1.5.2 In what part of South Africa’s history were these activist a part of?
The era of Apartheid. / (2)
(1)
1.6. / Sipho states in lines 9-10 that ‘he caused a lot of trouble for everyone and a lot more for/himself’.
1.6.1 Name TWO of the ‘troubles’ that this man had caused while he was still an activist in South Africa?
- He was not really an activist, he only used the people and his political position that he was in.
- He abused his position and according to Sipho he was not as committed to the cause against Apartheid as the other political activists.
1.7. / Choose ONE of the following which states what relation Luvuyo had to Sipho. (Write ONLY the letter of your choice)
A – Sipho’s cousin
B – Sipho’s uncle
C – Sipho’s son
D – Sipho’s brother.
C/ Sipho’s son
(ACCEPT BOTH THE LETTER OR THE FULL ANSWER AS CORRECT) / (1)
1.8. / ‘Sometimes I wish he was still alive.’ (line 12)
1.8.1 Briefly explain how Luvuyo dies.
Luvuyo was killed by the security police in the time of the Apartheid unrests, during the student uprisings. / (2)
1.9. / Refer to line 24.
1.9.1 Why do you think Sipho does not want to admit that he misses Themba?
Sipho feels that Themba has hurt him very much since they were children.
He did not forgive Themba for all the things that he (Themba) had done.
He is angry that Themba had died and they would now never have an opportunity to make peace and forgive each other.
(ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ANSWER) / (2)
1.9.2 Basing your knowledge from elsewhere in the play, mention TWO things that Themba had done to Sipho for him not to ‘miss him’.
- Themba wanted the wire bus that Sipho had made when they were still children. After his parents forced Sipho to give the wire bus to Themba, Themba smashes it just two days after.
- Sipho made many financial sacrifices for Sipho to study, while he (Sipho) could not.
- Themba took Sipho’s favourite blazer.
1.10. / Refer to Thando’s speech in lines 25-28.
1.10.1 What kind of work does Thando do?
Thando is an interpreter for the TRC (Truth and reconciliation Commission)
1.10.2 Who does she work for?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa / (1)
(1)
1.11. / ‘Why didn’t Auntie Thelma/accompany his body instead of Mandisa’. (Lines 38-39)
1.11.1 Who is ‘Auntie Thelma’?
She is Themba’s wife./She is Mandisa’s mother.
1.11.2 Where is Themba’s body coming from?
London – United Kingdom/ The UK (DO NOT ACCEPT FROM OVERSEES) / (1)
(1)
1.12 / Do you think that Themba wanted to be buried in South Africa? Quote ONE sentence from the passage in support of your answer.
Yes.√ “He wanted to be buried here at home”
(YES WITHOUT THE CORRECT QUOTE = NO MARKS) / (2)
1.13. / 1.13.1 What is an ‘exile’?
An exile is someone who flees his/her home country because of political reasons. If the person should stay in his home country, his life would be in danger. / (2)
1.14 / Refer to lines 49-50.
1.14.1 Why do you think exiles such as “Bra Hugh” and “Sis Miriam” left the country?
Even though they were not political activists, they were musicians, but they could not practise their art freely in south Africa.√ / (2)
1.15 / “So why did uncle Themba not want to visit after the first election? He could have? Couldn’t he?” (lines 53-54)
1.15.1 Why did Themba not want to visit his family in South Africa?
It could be that he felt guilty over all the bad things he had done and he did not have the courage to come back home.
(ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ANSWER) / (2)
1.16 / Refer to line 55.
1.16.1 State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE and quote TWO consecutive words (words following each other) in support of your answer.
Sipho is angry when he realised that Sipho could have come back to South Africa if he really wanted to.
True. “HE DIDN’T” / (2)
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English FAL- Task 7 / Literature test