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3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Dora, Krishna,

Granny, his wife, Acayo, the husband, Nan, Amma,

Sonny, the vet

a ‘Old man, come here. You hungry? ……………

to ……………

b ‘Don’t be sorry. You have to do it.’ ……………

to ……………

c ‘All your life you will have to work for him.’

…………… to ……………

d ‘Keep the 50, it is for your assistant, Mbambo.’

…………… to ……………

e ‘Perhaps I will get a new one after all.’

…………… to ……………

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4 Fill in the gaps using: where, and, at, in, who, down,

with, into, over, of

Years are gone, …………… a young woman

…………… a curved eyebrow cooks rice

…………… a pot …………… an open flame.

Her daughter shakes her little feet ……………

the sky. The woman sees the long feet of a child

…………… will never know …………… they

came from. The tears run ……………her cheek,

falling …………… the steaming pot ……………

rice.

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5 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make

full sentences.

A

1 ___ I look down to the ground ...

2 ___ When I finished ...

3 ___ I kiss Leonard ...

4 ___ He only saw her once ...

5 ___ She will never find a good husband ...

B

a ... and give him the scarf.

b ... because I don’t want her to see the tears in

my eyes.

c ... but he remembered her eyes.

d ... if people know her secret.

e ... there was a crowd of people watching.

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1 Which story do these sentences come from? The

Photograph, Leonard, A Pot Full of Tears, The House,

Dora’s Turn, Callus, Nimble Fingers, The Festive

Season in a Part of Africa

a He took off the soft blue scarf that was the

same colour as his eyes. ……………

b The boy will eat well every day, he will have the

love of a family around him. ……………

c Then I looked at the cow and found that the

calf was still alive, and very, very big.

……………

d My friend Dora also tried to escape, and she’ll

be next. ……………

e He put his mouth close to her ear and whispered

‘thank you’. ……………

f The teenager feels the fat at the top of her legs.

……………

g She watched him pack his clothes and his

wedding suit into his old suitcase. ……………

h The girl caught the photographer’s eye.

……………

i I took the money from her with my open hands

side by side, in the proper Zulu way.

……………

j I love to watch Weaver-Maama working.

……………

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2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a ___ The photographer has a protein bar.

b ___ The child will never see the long feet of his

father.

c ___ Mad Tiger kills Dora.

d ___ The husband never had to complain about

his wife, not once.

e ___ Sonny wants his children to have a place

where they have a better life.

f ___ Leonard thanks his wife for the scarf she

has knitted him.

g ___ A helicopter gunship has found Mad Tiger’s

group.

h ___ Krishna can work with Weaver-Maama.

i ___ The blue scarf was the first gift Leonard

gave to his wife.

j ___ Granny gave the vet four of the 200 rand

notes.

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SettingChoose the best answer.

1 The food trucks bring bags of _____.

a c protein bars b c rice c c films d c dust

2 The magazines found beautiful African _____.

a c models b c journalists

c c teenagers d c boys

3 My hands are _____ but I want to knit a scarf.

a c soft b c tired c c hurt d c crooked

4 Leonard goes to a day-care _____.

a c concert b c shop c c centre d c house

5 They travel to a country at war because _____.

a c she is no good b c they have lots of

money c c they are happy d c they want a

baby

6 The church _____ people with drink problems.

a c took b c helped

c c explained d c forgot

7 The children want to _____ Mad Tiger.

a c escape from b c help

c c find d c watch

8 Not everyone is _____ enough to have two

wives.

a c soft b c good c c old d c rich

9 Krishna works in a factory because of _____

debt.

a c his mother’s b c Weaver-Maama’s

c c his grandfather’s d c Thangachi’s

10 The sweet wild fruit grows around the _____ in

the festive season.

a c kraals b c cow c c huts d c clinic

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CharactersChoose the best answer.

11 The _____ girl falls under the boys’ feet.

a c cruel b c dusty c c starving d c hot

12 The teenager’s parents are African but she

_____.

a c never eats too much b c has never

travelled out of America c c likes Disney films

d c is a Nigerian model

13 Leonard’s eyes come alive when he _____.

a c touches the scarf b c speaks

c c eats dinner d c goes to the day-care centre

14 The old man wants his daughter to _____.

a c hold the baby b c say goodbye

c c find a good husband d c stay with him

15 A wife who _____ is no use to the family.

a c is barren b c loves her husband

c c talks softly d c wants to die

16 Nan was going to agree because she _____.

a c cared about Tanya b c trusted Sonny

c c was hungry d c sold fruit on the street

corner

17 Acayo cannot kill _____ because they are

friends.

a c the other commanders b c Mad Tiger

c c the little boy d c Dora

18 She wanted to tell her husband about _____.

a c the cologne b c the pillows

c c her feelings d c the suitcase

19 Amma is unhappy because Krishna _____.

a c has nimble fingers b c has to work for

Saami c c wants to work for Weaver-Maama

d c asks the same question

20 The vet _____ but he still asked for 750 rand.

a c put the cow to sleep b c walked for an

hour c c carried his bags d c made a mistake

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DialogueWho said this?

21 ‘The boys won’t have to hustle like me.’

a c Nan b c Sonny c c Jake d c Tanya

22 ‘Do you still want to be a doctor?’

a c Dora b c Mad Tiger

c c the commander d c Acayo

23 ‘Why can I not work with Weaver-Maama?’

a c Amma b c Saami

c c Krishna d c Thangachi

24 ‘I happy to see that you alright now.’

a c Nan b c Sonny c c Jake d c Tanya

25 ‘I can see you are a clever young man.’

a c the vet b c Granny

c c the schoolboy d c Mbambo

26 ‘There will be more sons to continue the family

name.’

a c the new wife b c the husband

c c the wife d c the family

27 ‘It looks good if you don’t look too closely.’

a c Leonard b c the niece

c c the wife d c Dan

28 ‘Your suitcase. It’s old. You need a new one.’

a c the new wife b c the husband

c c the wife d c the family

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29 ‘Hit him harder! Get closer to him!’

a c Dora b c the little boy

c c Acayo d c Mad Tiger

30 ‘We must talk about money. Is business now.’

a c the vet b c Granny

c c the schoolboy d c Mbambo

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VocabularyChoose the best answer.

31 money that you must pay back to somebody

a c diamond b c garbage

c c debt d c drug

32 very surprising

a c amazing b c crooked c c pale d c wild

33 to shake because you are cold, afraid, or ill

a c hustle b c scare

c c breathe d c tremble

34 the soft part of the face below the eyes

a c throat b c eyebrow c c cheek d c neck

35 something (e.g. anger, fear) that you feel inside

yourself

a c flame b c feelings

c c cologne d c future

36 a disease which causes pain in the joints of the

body

a c arthritis b c assistant

c c flame d c anniversary

37 to say you don’t like or are unhappy about

something

a c trust b c complain c c weave d c joke

38 something that you do or say to make people

laugh

a c spin b c admire c c joke d c scare

39 a dangerous thing that people put in their

bodies because it makes them feel happy,

excited, different, brave, etc.

a c diamond b c drug

c c drunkard d c date

40 fighting between countries, or between groups

of people

a c whip b c garbage

c c government d c war

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PlotChoose the best answer.

41 His wife _____ the scarf when Leonard goes to

the day-care centre.

a c feels b c takes off c c knits d c kisses

42 The young woman cries for her _____ with long

feet.

a c daughter b c grandson

c c father d c child

43 The teenager is careful about what she eats

because she wants to _____.

a c be thin b c go to Africa

c c be fat d c take photographs

44 Acayo feels ill because _____.

a c she smokes b c she wants to escape

c c she is hungry d c she doesn’t want to kill

Dora

45 The Chinese wife wanted to talk to her husband

about _____.

a c the business b c his family

c c the pillows d c her feelings

46 Sonny wanted to give the house to _____.

a c street people b c his children

c c Jake d c the church

47 When Amma is _____ she hits her head with her

open hand.

a c happy b c free c c brave d c unhappy

48 The government army guns give Dora and

Acayo the chance _____.

a c to kill Mad Tiger b c to talk

c c to escape d c to come to life

49 Granny is happy to pay the vet _____.

a c because he has saved the calf

b c a handful of notes

c c because it is the Festive Season

d c 1,000 rand

50 Nan helped _____ when they needed someone.

a c street people b c Sonny

c c Jake d c Tanya

20 marks

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