THE RIVER AND THE SOURCE: Margaret A. Ogolla EXTRACT 6. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. Things went from bad to worse. It was clear that the boy had a problem with discipline. So he was suspended and ordered to come back with his father. When he walked into the house, his parents thought that it was half term. Tony was all over him and he tried to bluster his way through. “Is something wrong?” Was there anything that ever escaped that woman’s scrutiny? Elizabeth’s eyes were focused disconcertingly upon him. “Er—no. Of course not.” “But that is the fourth time you have told us what a dirty sort the Head Boy is and the fifth time you’ve told us what a mean character the House Captain is. Are you having a problem at school?” “Er—yes, but it is because those two are always picking on me and telling on me to the teachers.” “May I see the letter?” asked the mother. “What letter?” stammered the boy—wishing he were elsewhere? “Please don’t waste my time.” He reluctantly produced the crumpled envelope from his back pocket. He had been greatly tempted to open it but he still had a strong desire to live and a crime like that would have worsened an already terrible situation. When Mark got home that evening he met a grim Elizabeth and a trembling son. “Your son needs to be taken to an approved school, look at this,” she handed him the letter. He read it quietly; then read it again in case his eyes were playing tricks on him. He said nothing. After dinner, he called his family together. QUESTIONS a) Place this extract in its immediate context. (4marks) 1 Aoro has been suspended√ from school for being at loggerheads√ with the house captain√ and the head prefect. √ b) “It was clear that the boy had a problem with discipline.” State the name of the boy being referred to in the above statement. (2marks) Aoro son to Mark Sigu and Elizabeth Awiti c) What is the special relationship between “the boy” and Tony? (2marks) They are twin brothers d) Describe the character of Elizabeth and Mark as seen in this excerpt. (6marks) 4 Elizabeth: i) Observant……………She was able to observe that Aoro was not at home on a normal school outing/holidays ii) Hot tempered………………When Mark arrived at home he met her grim iii) Disciplinarian ……………She suggests that Aoro should be sent to an approved school. Mark: i) Keen……………..Reads Aoro’s again and again ii) Patient………….. He is not quick at punishing Aoro iii) Responsible……..Calls his family together in the evening e) Comment on one aspect of style used in the excerpt and state its effectiveness. (3marks) Biblical simplicity……………makes the ease to understand Dialogue……….. Brings out the character traits of those taking part f) She handed him the letter. (Write in the passive voice) (1mark) The letter was handed to him(by her) g) Basing your answer on events back in her Teachers Training College days, show how Elizabeth has always been a woman who carried herself with decorum (2marks) h) Mark had to sweat in order to win her. i) Her male colleagues would try to throw love notes to her room but she never gave in j) What is the “boy’s” attitude towards his parents? (2marks) k) He fears them ………..“What letter?” stammered the boy—wishing he were elsewhere”. l) Explain the meaning of the following expressions as used in the extract: (2mks) (a) picking on …………always having something against him (b) grim………………extremely annoyed. m) “Please don’t waste my time.”(Rewrite in the reported speech) (1mk) 10 She/he told/begged/pleaded with him/her/them not to waste his/her time
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