EXCERPT 12 Fathers of Nations Excerpts Questions
Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. (25
marks)
"That's a bad idea, Mr Longway. I'm a Gambian, Sir."
"All right, so you are a Gambian. Well, I am a South African.
Now how has that helped advance world peace?"
"Sir, are you really a South African?"
"Yes, I am."
"This is the Gambia, Sir. Since the article you dropped looks
valuable, you might never see it again, Sir. As a Gambian, I ought to know.
Still, if you insist, I'll give it to the woman at the front desk."
"No, no, no. I've changed my mind. I'm coming down for it
right away."
"That's a good idea, Mr Longway. You'll find me standing near
the phone booths. 11m wearing white shoes and a red dress with white polka
dots. You will not miss me, Sir. But if you do, I won't." ()
"I'll be there in five minutes." He was there in three.
She spotted him first. "Sir, it's me you are looking
for," she said.Mr Longway, I am Fiona McKenzie, the stranger who phoned
you."
"Are you? You see, the picture I had formed Of you in my mind
was not black at all. Wait. That did not come out right, did it? I meant on the
phone you sounded Scottish, white anyway. Goodness, what am I saying? Forget
it. I am Tad. Tad Longway."
"I'm pleased to meet you, Sir. I am Fiona. Fiona McKenzie
"She handed him something." That's the article I was telling you
about, Sir. "It was a key card to her office at the VOA.
He looked at it. Then he gave it back to her. "Not
mine," he said. "The tag says VOA, and I have no ties with the
VOA."
"Then I interrupted your shower for nothing. Yet I can swear
I saw you drop this very key card, Mr Longway."
"Now, now, Ms McKenzie. Don't go burn yourself at the stake
just for this, okay? In fact, since you've gone to all this trouble for my
sake, why don't you let me buy you a drink? It's time for my evening Martini
anyway. So what's your poison?"
She consulted her watch then shook her head. "It's
late," she said. "Late? That must be a new drink."
Excerpt 12 questions on Fathers of Nations
"All right, Mr Longway. Maybe a Coke, but I must be off
soon."
a)
Place
the excerpt in its immediate context. (5 marks)
b)
"That's
a bad idea, Mr. Longway. "What was Fiona referring to as a bad idea? (2
marks)
c)
Identify
and illustrate three styles used in this excerpt. (6 marks)
d)
Explain
one instance of irony in this excerpt. (2 marks)
e)
Using
information from elsewhere in the text, explain why Ms. Mckenzie sounded
Scottish. (2 marks)
f)
How
has Ms. Mckenzie been brought out in this excerpt?
g)
Join
the following sentences into one. (begin: After...). (1 mark)
He looked at it. Then he gave it back to her.
h)
Who
is Mr. Longway and why was Fiona so interested in meeting him? (3 marks)