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1. Unit 1 exam: Exploring modern texts Section B: Exploring
cultures PRACTICE QUESTIONS You are advised to spend 45 minutes on
questions in this section.
2. Foundation Higher Of Mice and MenTo Kill a Mockingbird Up in
the top right corner is whether the question is from a Higher or
Foundation paper Up here is the name of the text make sure you
practice with from Section B check that it is questions from the
paper you the one that you have studied! are entered for. Down here
tells you whether the question comes from a past paper or whether
it is a Possible question speculative question that COULD come up
in your exam. Past question
3. FoundationOf Mice and MenRead the passage and then answer
part (a) and part (b). The old man was reassured. He had drawn a
derogatory statement from George.He felt safe now, and he spoke
more confidently. Waitll you see Curleys wife. Part (a) George cut
the cards again and put out a solitaire lay, slowly and
deliberately.Purty? he asked casually. Yeah. Purty ... but (a) How
does the writer use details in this passage to George studied his
cards. But what? present Candy? Well she got the eye. Yeah? Married
two weeks and got the eye? Maybe thats why Curleys pants isfull of
ants. I seen her give Slim the eye. Slims a jerkline skinner. Hell
of a nice fella. Slim and then Part (b)dont need to wear no
high-heeled boots on a grain team. I seen her give Slim theeye.
Curley never seen it. An I seen her give Carlson the eye. George
pretended a lack of interest. Looks like we was gonna have fun. (b)
How do other characters treat Candy in the novel The swamper stood
up from his box. Know what I think? George did not answer. and what
does this show you about the society inWell, I think Curleys
married ... a tart. He aint the first, said George. Theres plenty
done that. which he lives? The old man moved toward the door, and
his ancient dog lifted his head and peeredabout, and then got
painfully to his feet to follow. I gotta be settin out the
washbasins for the guys. The teamsll be in before long. You guys
gonna buck barley? In Part (b) write about: Yeah. You wont tell
Curley nothing I said? Hell no. what the other characters say and
do to Candy Well, you look her over, mister. You see if she aint a
tart. He stepped out thedoor into the brilliant sunshine. what
society was like at this time. Past question
4. FoundationOf Mice and MenRead the passage and then answer
part (a) and part (b). I dont want no fights, said Lennie. He got
up from his bunk and sat down at thetable, across from George.
Almost automatically George shuffl ed the cards and laid Part
(a)out his solitaire hand. He used a deliberate, thoughtful,
slowness. Lennie reached for a face card and studied it, then
turned it upside down andstudied it. Both ends the same, he said,
George, why is it both ends the same? How does the writer use
details in this passage to I dont know, said George. Thats jus the
way they make em. What was Slimdoin in the barn when you seen him?
show the relationship between George and Lennie? Slim? Sure. You
seen him in the barn, an he tol you not to pet the pups so much. Oh
yeah. He had a can atar an a paint brush. I dont know what for. and
then Part (b) You sure that girl didnt come in like she come in
here today? No. She never come. George sighed. You give me a good
whore house every time, he said. A guycan go in an get drunk and
get everthing outta his system all at once, an no What do you learn
from the novel about the lives ofmesses. And he knows how much its
gonna set him back. These here jail baits is the ranch workers at
this time and how are George andjust set on the trigger of the
hoosegow. Lennie followed his words admiringly, and moved his lips
a little to keep up. George Lennie different?continued, You
remember Andy Cushman, Lennie? Went to grammar school? The one that
his old lady used to make hot cakes for the kids? Lennie asked.
Yeah. Thats the one. You can remember anything if theres anything
to eat in it. In part (b) write about:George looked carefully at
the solitaire hand. He put an ace up on his scoring rackand piled a
two, three and four of diamonds on it. Andys in San Quentin right
nowon account of a tart, said George. Lennie drummed on the table
with his fi ngers. George? what the lives of the ranch workers were
like at Huh? this time George, how longs it gonna be till we get
that little place an live on the fatta thelan an rabbits? the ways
the lives of George and Lennie are different to the other ranch
workers. Past question
5. FoundationOf Mice and MenRead the following passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Both men glanced up, for the
rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. A girl Part
(a)was standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips and
wide-spaced eyes,heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her
hair hung in little rolled clusters, likesausages. She wore a
cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of which What do
you learn about Curleys wife from the details inwere little
bouquets of red ostrich feathers. Im lookin for Curley, she said.
Her voice this passage?had a nasal, brittle quality. George looked
away from her and then back. He was in here a minute ago, but
hewent. and then Part (b) Oh! She put her hands behind her back and
leaned against the door frame so thather body was thrown forward.
Youre the new fellas that just come, aint ya? How do other
characters treat Curleys wife in the novel? Yeah. Lennies eyes
moved down over her body, and though she did not seem to be looking
What does this tell you about attitudes towards women inat Lennie
she bridled a little. She looked at her fingernails. Sometimes
Curleys in the society in which she lives?here, she explained.
George said brusquely, Well he aint now. In part (b) write about:
If he aint, I guess I better look some place else, she said
playfully. Lennie watched her, fascinated. George said, If I see
him, Ill pass the word you waslooking for him. what the other
characters say and do to Curleys wife She smiled archly and
twitched her body. Nobody cant blame a person for lookin, the
methods Steinbeck uses to show attitudes towardsshe said. There
were footsteps behind her, going by. She turned her head. women.
Hi, Slim, she said. Past question
6. FoundationOf Mice and Men Read the following passage and
then answer part (a) and part (b).A tall man stood in the doorway.
He held a crushed Stetson hat under his arm while Part (a)he combed
his long, black, damp hair straight back. Like the others he wore
bluejeans and a short denim jacket. When he had fi nished combing
his hair he movedinto the room, and he moved with a majesty only
achieved by royalty and master In this passage, what methods does
Steinbeck use to presentcraftsmen. He was a jerkline skinner, the
prince of the ranch, capable of driving ten, Slim? Refer closely to
the passage in your answer.sixteen, even twenty mules with a single
line to the leaders. He was capable of killinga fl y on the
wheelers butt with a bull whip without touching the mule. There was
agravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk
stopped when he spoke. and then Part (b)His authority was so great
that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics orlove. This
was Slim, the jerkline skinner. His hatchet face was ageless. He
might In the novel how does Steinbeck show what life was like
forhave been thirty-fi ve or fi fty. His ear heard more than was
said to him, and his slowspeech had overtones not of thought, but
of understanding beyond thought. His men in the society in which
the novel is set?hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their
action as those of a temple dancer.He smoothed out his crushed hat,
creased it in the middle and put it on. He looked In Part (b) you
should write about:kindly at the two in the bunk house. what the
men say and do details of what the male characaters lives are like
the methods Steinbeck uses to present what life was like for men.
Past question
7. FoundationOf Mice and MenRead the following passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Crooks, the negro stable buck, had
his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that Part (a)leaned off
the wall of the barn. On one side of the little room there was a
square four-paned window, and on the other, a narrow plank door
leading into the barn. Crooksbunk was a long box filled with straw,
on which his blankets were flung. On the wall bythe window there
were pegs on which hung broken harness in process of being In this
passage, what methods does Steinbeck use to presentmended; strips
of new leather; and under the window itself a little bench for
leather- Crooks? Refer closely to the passage in your
answer.working tools, curved knives and needles and balls of linen
thread, and a small handriveter. On pegs were also pieces of
harness, a split collar with the horsehair stuffingsticking out, a
broken hame, and a trace chain with its leather covering split.
Crooks and then Part (b)had his apple box over his bunk, and in it
a range of medicine bottles, both for himselfand for the horses.
There were cans of saddle soap and a drippy can of tar with
itspaint brush sticking over the edge. And scattered about the
floor were a number of How do other characters treat Crooks in the
novel? Whatpersonal possessions; for, being alone, Crooks could
leave his things about, and beinga stable buck. and a cripple, he
was more permanent than the other men, and he had does this tell
you about attitudes towards black people inaccumulated more
possessions than he could carry on his back. the society in which
he lives? Crooks possessed several pairs of shoes, a pair of rubber
boots, a big alarm clock anda single-barreled shotgun. And he had
books, too; a tattered dictionary and a mauledcopy of the
California civil code for 1905. There were battered magazines and a
few In part (b) write about:dirty books on a special shelf over his
bunk. A pair of large gold- rimmed spectacleshung from a nail on
the wall above his bed. This room was swept and fairly neat, for
Crooks was a proud, aloof man. He kept his what the other
characters say and do to Crooksdistance and demanded that other
people keep theirs. His body was bent over to theleft by his
crooked spine, and his eyes lay deep in his head, and because of
their depth the methods Steinbeck uses to show attitudes
towardsseemed to glitter with intensity. His lean face was lined
with deep black wrinkles, and black people.he had thin,
pain-tightened lips which were lighter than his face. Possible
question
8. FoundationOf Mice and MenRead the following passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). At that moment a young man came into
the bunkhouse; a thin young man with a Part (a)brown face, with
brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair. He wore a work
gloveon his left hand, and like the boss, he wore high-heeled
boots. Seen my old man? heasked. In this passage, what methods does
Steinbeck use to present The swamper said: He was here jus a minute
ago, Curley. Went over to the cook-house, I think. Curley? Refer
closely to the passage in your answer. Ill try to catch him, said
Curley. His eyes passed over the new men and he stopped.He glanced
coldly at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the
elbowsand his hands closed into fists. He stiffened and went into a
slight crouch. His glance and then Part (b)was at once calculating
and pugnacious. Lennie squirmed under the look and shiftedhis feet
nervously. Curley stepped gingerly close to him. You the new guys
the oldman was waitin for? How do other characters react to Curley
in the novel? What We just come in, said George. does this tell you
about the society in which the novel is set? Let the big guy talk.
Lennie twisted with embarrassment. George said: Spose he dont want
to talk? In part (b) write about: Curley lashed his body around. By
Christ, hes gotta talk when hes spoke to. Whatthe hell are you
gettin into it for? We travel together, said George coldly. what
the other characters say to and about Curley Oh, so its that way.
how the other characters react to Curley George was tense and
motionless. Yeah, its that way. the methods Steinbeck uses to
present what life was Lennie was looking helplessly to George for
instruction. like for men. An you wont let the big guy talk, is
that it? He can talk if he want to tell you anything. He nodded
slightly to Lennie. We jus come in, said Lennie softly. Curley
stared levelly at him. Well, nex time you answer when youre spoke
to. Heturned towards the door and walked out, and his elbows were
still bent out a little. Possible question
9. FoundationOf Mice and MenRead the following passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Curley stepped over to Lennie like a
terrier. What the hell you laughin at? Part (a) Lennie looked
blankly at him. Huh? Then Curleys rage exploded. Come on, ya big
bastard. Get up on your feet. No bigson-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh
at me. Ill show you whos yella. How does the writer use details in
this passage to present Lennie looked helplessly at George, and
then he got up and tried to retreat. Curley the relationship
between Curley and Lennie?was balanced and poised. He slashed at
Lennie with his left, and then smashed downhis nose with a right.
Lennie gave a cry of terror. Blood welled from his nose.George, he
cried. Make um let me alone, George. He backed until he was against
and then Part (b)the wall, and Curley followed, slugging him in the
face. Lennies hands remained at hissides; he was too frightened to
defend himself. George was on his feet yelling, Get him, Lennie.
Dont let him do it. How is the theme of violence presented in the
novel? What Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated
with terror. He cried, Makeum stop, George. Then Curley attacked
his stomach and cut off his wind. does this tell you about violence
in the society in which the Slim jumped up. The dirty little rat,
he cried, Ill get um myself. novel is set? George put out his hand
and grabbed Slim. Wait a minute, he shouted. He cuppedhis hands
around his mouth and yelled, Get im, Lennie!Lennie took his hands
away from his face and looked about for George, and Curley In part
(b) write about:slashed at his eyes. The big face was covered with
blood. George yelled again, I saidget him. Curleys fist was
swinging when Lennie reached for it. The next minute Curley was how
violence is shown in other parts of the novelflopping like a fish
on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennies big hand. George
what the other characters attitudes to violence are inran down the
room. Leggo of him, Lennie. Let go. the novel But Lennie watched in
terror the flopping little man whom he held. Blood ran downLennies
face, one of his eyes was cut and closed. George slapped him on the
face the methods Steinbeck uses to present violence.again and
again, and still Lennie held on to the closed fist. Curley was
white andshrunken by now, and his struggling had become weak. He
stood crying, his fist lost inLennies paw. Possible question
10. FoundationOf Mice and MenRead the following passage and
then answer part (a) and part (b). The boss stepped into the room
with the short, quick steps of a fat-legged man. "I wrote Murrayand
Ready I wanted two men this morning. You got your work slips?"
George reached into his Part (a)pocket and produced the slips and
handed them to the boss. "It wasnt Murray and Readys fault.Says
right here on the slip that you was to be here for work this
morning." George looked down at his feet. "Bus driver give us a bum
steer," he said. "We hadda walk ten In this passage, what methods
does Steinbeck use to presentmiles. Says we was here when we wasnt.
We couldnt get no rides in the morning." the Boss attitude to
relationships? Refer closely to the The boss squinted his eyes.
"Well, I had to send out the grain teams short two buckers. Wont
doany good to go out now till after dinner." He pulled his time
book out of his pocket and opened it passage in your answer.where a
pencil was stuck between the leaves. George scowled meaningfully at
Lennie, and Lennienodded to show that he understood. The boss
licked his pencil. "Whats your name?" "George Milton." and then
Part (b) "And whats yours?" George said, "His names Lennie Small."
The names were entered in the book. "Les see, this is the
twentieth, noon the twentieth." Heclosed the book. "Where you boys
been working?" What are the other characters attitudes towards "Up
around Weed," said George. relationships in the novel? What does
this tell you "You, too?" to Lennie. "Yeah, him too," said George.
relationships in the society in which he lives? The boss pointed a
playful finger at Lennie. "He aint much of a talker, is he?" "No,
he aint, but hes sure a hell of a good worker. Strong as a bull."
Lennie smiled to himself. "Strong as a bull," he repeated. George
scowled at him, and Lenniedropped his head in shame at having
forgotten. In part (b) write about: The boss said suddenly,
"Listen, Small!" Lennie raised his head. "What can you do?" In a
panic, Lennie looked at George for help. "He can do anything you
tell him," said George. "Hesa good skinner. He can rassel grain
bags, drive a cultivator. He can do anything. Just give him a try."
how relationships are shown in other parts of the novel The boss
turned on George. "Then why dont you let him answer? What you
trying to put over?" George broke in loudly, "Oh! I aint saying hes
bright. He aint. But I say hes a God damn good what the other
characters attitudes to relationshipsworker. He can put up a four
hundred pound bale." are in the novel The boss deliberately put the
little book in his pocket. He hooked his thumbs in his belt
andsquinted one eye nearly closed. "Say- what you sellin?" the
methods Steinbeck uses to present relationships. "Huh?" "I said
what stake you got in this guy? You takin his pay away from him?"
"No, course I aint. Why ya think Im sellin him out?" "Well, I never
seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to
know what yourinterest is." Possible question
11. HigherOf Mice and MenRead the passage and then answer part
(a) and part (b). The old man was reassured. He had drawn a
derogatory statement from George.He felt safe now, and he spoke
more confidently. Waitll you see Curleys wife. Part (a) George cut
the cards again and put out a solitaire lay, slowly and
deliberately.Purty? he asked casually. Yeah. Purty ... but George
studied his cards. But what? Well she got the eye. (a) What methods
does Steinbeck use in Yeah? Married two weeks and got the eye?
Maybe thats why Curleys pants is this passage to present Candy?full
of ants. I seen her give Slim the eye. Slims a jerkline skinner.
Hell of a nice fella. Slimdont need to wear no high-heeled boots on
a grain team. I seen her give Slim theeye. Curley never seen it. An
I seen her give Carlson the eye. George pretended a lack of
interest. Looks like we was gonna have fun. and then Part (b) The
swamper stood up from his box. Know what I think? George did not
answer.Well, I think Curleys married ... a tart. He aint the first,
said George. Theres plenty done that. The old man moved toward the
door, and his ancient dog lifted his head and peered (b) How do you
think Steinbeck uses theabout, and then got painfully to his feet
to follow. I gotta be settin out the washbasins for the guys. The
teamsll be in before long. You guys gonna buck barley? character of
Candy in the novel as a Yeah. You wont tell Curley nothing I said?
whole to convey important ideas about Hell no. Well, you look her
over, mister. You see if she aint a tart. He stepped out the
society at that time?door into the brilliant sunshine. Past
question
12. HigherOf Mice and MenRead the passage and then answer part
(a) and part (b). I dont want no fi ghts, said Lennie. He got up
from his bunk and sat down at thetable, across from George. Almost
automatically George shuffl ed the cards and laid Part (a)out his
solitaire hand. He used a deliberate, thoughtful, slowness. Lennie
reached for a face card and studied it, then turned it upside down
andstudied it. Both ends the same, he said, George, why is it both
ends the same? I dont know, said George. Thats jus the way they
make em. What was Slimdoin in the barn when you seen him? (a) How
do the details in this passage Slim? Sure. You seen him in the
barn, an he tol you not to pet the pups so much. add to your
understanding of George and Oh yeah. He had a can a tar an a paint
brush. I dont know what for. You sure that girl didnt come in like
she come in here today? his relationship with Lennie? No. She never
come. George sighed. You give me a good whore house every time, he
said. A guycan go in an get drunk and get everthing outta his
system all at once, an nomesses. And he knows how much its gonna
set him back. These here jail baits isjust set on the trigger of
the hoosegow. and then Part (b) Lennie followed his words
admiringly, and moved his lips a little to keep up.
Georgecontinued, You remember Andy Cushman, Lennie? Went to grammar
school? The one that his old lady used to make hot cakes for the
kids? Lennie asked. Yeah. Thats the one. You can remember anything
if theres anything to eat in it. (b) How does Steinbeck use
theirGeorge looked carefully at the solitaire hand. He put an ace
up on his scoring rackand piled a two, three and four of diamonds
on it. Andys in San Quentin right now relationship in the novel as
a whole toon account of a tart, said George. Lennie drummed on the
table with his fi ngers. George? convey ideas about America in the
Huh? George, how longs it gonna be till we get that little place an
live on the fatta the 1930s?lan an rabbits? Past question
13. HigherOf Mice and MenRead the passage and then answer part
(a) and part (b). The bunk house was a long, rectangular building.
Inside, the walls were whitewashedand the floor unpainted. In three
walls there were small, square windows, and in the Part (a)fourth,
a solid door with a wooden latch. Against the walls were eight
bunks, five ofthem made up with blankets and the other three
showing their burlap ticking. Overeach bunk there was nailed an
apple box with the opening forward so that it made twoshelves for
the personal belongings of the occupant of the bunk. And these
shelveswere loaded with little articles, soap and talcum powder,
razors and those Western (a) How does Steinbeck use details in
thismagazines ranch men love to read and scoff at and secretly
believe. And there weremedicines on the shelves, and little vials,
combs; and from nails on the box sides, a passage to present the
bunkhouse andfew neckties. Near one wall there was a black
cast-iron stove, its stove-pipe goingstraight up through the
ceiling. In the middle of the room stood a big square table its
inhabitants?littered with playing cards, and around it were grouped
boxes for the players to sit on. At about ten oclock in the morning
the sun threw a bright dust-laden bar through oneof the side
windows, and in and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars.
The wooden latch raised. The door opened and a tall,
stoop-shouldered old mancame in. He was dressed in blue jeans and
he carried a big push-broom in his left and then Part (b)hand.
Behind him came George, and behind George, Lennie. The boss was
expectin you last night, the old man said. He was sore as hell
whenyou wasnt here to go out this morning. He pointed with his
right arm, and out ofthe sleeve came a round stick-like wrist, but
no hand. You can have them two beds (b) In the rest of the novel,
how doesthere, he said, indicating two bunks near the stove. George
stepped over and threw his blankets down on the burlap sack of
straw that Steinbeck present the lives of ranchwas a mattress. He
looked into the box shelf and then picked a small yellow can
fromit. Say. What the hells this? workers at that time? I dont
know, said the old man. Says positively kills lice, roaches, and
other scourges. What the hell kind of bedyou giving us, anyways. We
dont want no pants rabbits. Past question
14. HigherOf Mice and MenRead the following passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Both men glanced up, for the
rectangle of sunshine in the doorway was cut off. Agirl was
standing there looking in. She had full, rouged lips and
wide-spaced eyes, Part (a)heavily made up. Her fingernails were
red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, likesausages. She
wore a cotton house dress and red mules, on the insteps of
whichwere little bouquets of red ostrich feathers. Im lookin for
Curley, she said. Her voicehad a nasal, brittle quality. George
looked away from her and then back. He was in here a minute ago,
but he In this passage, what methods doeswent. Oh! She put her
hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that
Steinbeck use to present Curleys wifeher body was thrown forward.
Youre the new fellas that just come, aint ya? Yeah. and the
attitudes of others to her? Refer Lennies eyes moved down over her
body, and though she did not seem to belooking at Lennie she
bridled a little. She looked at her fingernails. Sometimes closely
to the passage in your answer.Curleys in here, she explained.
George said brusquely, Well he aint now. If he aint, I guess I
better look some place else, she said playfully. Lennie watched
her, fascinated. George said, If I see him, Ill pass the word
youwas looking for him. and then Part (b) She smiled archly and
twitched her body. Nobody cant blame a person for lookin,she said.
There were footsteps behind her, going by. She turned her head. Hi,
Slim,she said. Slims voice came through the door, Hi, good-lookin.
How does Steinbeck present attitudes to Im tryin to find Curley,
Slim. Well, you aint tryin very hard. I seen him goin in your
house. women in the society in which the novel She was suddenly
apprehensive. Bye, boys, she called into the bunk house, andshe
hurried away. is set? George looked around at Lennie. Jesus, what a
tramp, he said. So thats whatCurley picks for a wife. Past
question
15. FoundationTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Inside the house lived a malevolent
phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him.
People said he went out at night when the moon was Part (a) down,
and peeped in windows. When peoples azaleas froze in a cold snap,
it was because he had breathed on them. Any stealthy small crimes
committed in Maycomb were his work. Once the town was terrorized by
a series of morbid (a) How does Lee use details in this passage to
show nocturnal events: peoples chickens and household pets were
found mutilated; the attitudes of Maycomb people to the Radleys?
although the culprit was Crazy Addie, who eventually drowned
himself in Barkers Eddy, people still looked at the Radley Place,
unwilling to discard their initial suspicions. A Negro would not
pass the Radley Place at night he would cut across to the sidewalk
opposite and whistle as he walked. The Maycomb school grounds and
then Part (b) adjoined the back of the Radley lot; from the Radley
chickenyard tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the schoolyard,
but the nuts lay untouched by the children: Radley pecans would
kill you. A baseball hit into the Radley yard was a lost ball (b)
How is Boo Radley presented in the novel as a and no questions
asked. whole? The misery of that house began many years before Jem
and I were born. The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to
themselves, a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb. They did not go
to church, Maycombs principal recreation, but worshipped at home;
Mrs Radley seldom if ever crossed the street for a midmorning In
Part (b) write about: coffee break with her neighbours, and
certainly never joined a missionary circle. Mr Radley walked to
town at eleven-thirty every morning and came back promptly at
twelve, sometimes carrying a brown paper bag that the neighbourhood
what Boo Radley is like assumed contained the family groceries. I
never knew how old Mr Radley made his living Jem said he bought
cotton, a polite term for doing nothing but Mr the methods Lee uses
to present Boo Radley. Radley and his wife had lived there with
their two sons as long as anybody could remember. Past
question
16. FoundationTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Tim Johnson reached the side-street
that ran in front of the Radley Place, and what remained of his
poor mind made him pause and seem to consider which road he Part
(a) would take. He made a few hesitant steps and stopped in front
of the Radley gate; then he tried to turn around, but was having
difficulty. Atticus said, Hes within range, Heck. You better get
him now before he goes down the side street - Lord knows whos
around the corner. Go inside, Cal. How does the writer use details
in this passage to Calpurnia opened the screen door, latched it
behind her, then unlatched it and held on to the hook. She tried to
block Jem and me with her body, but we looked out from show that
Atticus is being brave? beneath her arms. Take him, Mr Finch. Mr
Tate handed the rifle to Atticus; Jem and I nearly fainted. Dont
waste time, Heck, said Atticus. Go on. Mr Finch, this is a one-shot
job. and then Part (b) Atticus shook his head vehemently: Dont just
stand there, Heck! He wont wait all day for you For Gods sake, Mr
Finch, look where he is! Miss and youll go straight into the Radley
house! I cant shoot that well and you know it! In the novel as a
whole the attitudes of Atticus are I havent shot a gun in thirty
years Mr Tate almost threw the rifle at Atticus. Id feel mighty
comfortable if you did now, different to other characters. What
does this tell you he said. about Maycomb? In a fog, Jem and I
watched our father take the gun and walk out into the middle of the
street. He walked quickly, but I thought he moved like an
underwater swimmer; time had slowed to a nauseating crawl. When
Atticus raised his glasses Calpurnia murmured, Sweet Jesus help
him, and put her hands to her cheeks. In part (b) you should write
about: Atticus pushed his glasses to his forehead; they slipped
down, and he dropped them in the street. In the silence, I heard
them crack. Atticus rubbed his eyes and chin; we saw him blink
hard. In front of the Radley gate, Tim Johnson had made up what was
left of his mind. He the attitudes of Atticus had finally turned
himself around, to pursue his original course up our street. He
made two steps forward, then stopped and raised his head. We saw
his body go the attitudes of other characters in Maycomb rigid.
With movements so swift they seemed simultaneous, Atticuss hand
yanked a ball-tipped lever as he brought the gun to his shoulder.
The rifle cracked. Tim Johnson leaped, flopped over and crumpled on
the sidewalk in a brown-and-white heap. He didnt know what hit him.
Past question
17. FoundationTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the following passage
and then answer part (a) and part (b). Maycomb Ewells lived behind
the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin. The cabins
plank walls were supplemented with sheets of corrugated iron, its
Part (a) roof shingled with tin cans hammered fl at, so only its
general shape suggested its original design: square, with four tiny
rooms opening on to a shotgun hall, the cabin rested uneasily upon
four irregular lumps of limestone. Its windows were merely open How
does Lee use details in this passage to show how spaces in the
walls, which in the summertime were covered with greasy strips of
the Ewells live? cheesecloth to keep out the varmints that feasted
on Maycombs refuse. The varmints had a lean time of it, for the
Ewells gave the dump a thorough gleaning every day, and the fruits
of their industry (those that were not eaten) made the plot of
ground around the cabin look like the playhouse of an insane child:
what passed for a and then Part (b) fence was bits of tree-limbs,
broomsticks and tool shafts, all tipped with rusty hammerheads,
snaggle-toothed rake heads, shovels, axes and grubbing hoes, held
on with pieces of barbed wire. Enclosed by this barricade was a
dirty yard containing the How does Lee present the Ewells in other
parts of the remains of a Model-T Ford (on blocks), a discarded
dentists chair, an ancient ice-box, novel and what does this tell
you about Maycomb? plus lesser items: old shoes, worn-out table
radios, picture-frames, and fruit jars, under which scrawny orange
chickens pecked hopefully. One corner of the yard, though,
bewildered Maycomb. Against the fence, in a line, were six
chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for
as tenderly In part (b) write about: as if they belonged to Miss
Maudie Atkinson, had Miss Maudie deigned to permit a geranium on
her premises. People said they were Mayella Ewells. Nobody was
quite sure how many children were on the place. Some people said
six, the methods Lee uses to show what the Ewells are others said
nine; there were always several dirty-faced ones at the windows
when like in the rest of the novel anyone passed by. Nobody had
occasion to pass by except at Christmas, when the churches
delivered baskets, and when the mayor of Maycomb asked us to please
help what the Ewells show about Maycomb. the garbage collector by
dumping our own trees and trash. Past question
18. FoundationTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the following passage
and then answer part (a) and part (b). In ones and twos, men got
out of the cars. Shadows became substance as light revealed solid
shapes moving towards the jail door. Atticus remained where he was.
Part (a) The men hid him from view. He in there, Mr Finch? a man
said. He is, we heard Atticus answer, and hes asleep. Dont wake him
up. In this passage, what methods does Lee use to present In
obedience to my father, there followed what I later realized was a
sickeningly comic aspect of an unfunny situation: the men talked in
near-whispers. the lynch mob? Refer closely to the passage in your
You know what we want, another man said. Get aside from the door,
Mr Finch. answer. You can turn around and go home again, Walter,
Atticus said pleasantly. Heck Tates around somewhere. The hell he
is, said another man. Hecks bunchs so deep in the woods they wont
get out till mornin. and then Part (b) Indeed? Why so? Called em
off on a snipe hunt, was the succinct answer. Didnt you think
athat, Mr Finch? What does the behaviour of the lynch mob tell you
Thought about it, but didnt believe it. Well then, my fathers voice
was still the same, that changes things, doesnt it? about society
in which the novel is set? It do, another deep voice said. Its
owner was a shadow. Do you really think so? This was the second
time I heard Atticus ask that question in two days, and it meant In
Part (b) you should write about: somebodys man would get jumped.
This was too good to miss. I broke away from Jem and ran as fast as
I could to Atticus. Jem shrieked and tried to catch me, but I had a
lead on him and Dill. I pushed my way through dark smelly bodies
and burst into the circle of light. what the lynch mob says and
does H-ey, Atticus! I thought he would have a fi ne surprise, but
his face killed my joy. A fl ash of plain how the lynch mobs
behaviour shows what this fear was going out of his eyes, but
returned when Dill and Jem wriggled into the light. society is
like. There was a smell of stale whisky and pig-pen about, and when
I glanced around I discovered that these men were strangers. Past
question
19. HigherTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Every town the size of Maycomb had
families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changed their
status people like the Ewells lived as guests of the Part (a)
county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression. No
truant officers could keep their numerous offspring in school; no
public health officer could free them from congenital defects,
various worms, and the diseases indigenous to filthy (a) How does
Lee use details in this surroundings. Maycomb Ewells lived behind
the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin. The cabins
plank walls were supplemented with sheets of corrugated iron, its
roof shingled with tin cans hammered flat, so only its general
shape suggested its original design: square, with four tiny rooms
opening on to a shotgun hall, the cabin passage to present the
position of rested uneasily upon four irregular lumps of limestone.
Its windows were merely open spaces in the walls, which in the
summertime were covered with greasy strips the Ewells in Maycomb
society? of cheesecloth to keep out the varmints that feasted on
Maycombs refuse. The varmints had a lean time of it, for the Ewells
gave the dump a thorough gleaning every day, and the fruits of
their industry (those that were not eaten) made the plot of ground
around the cabin look like the playhouse of an insane child: what
passed for a fence was bits of tree-limbs, broomsticks and tool
shafts, and then Part (b) all tipped with rusty hammer-heads,
snaggle-toothed rake heads, shovels, axes and grubbing hoes, held
on with pieces of barbed wire. Enclosed by this barricade was a
dirty yard containing the remains of a Model-T Ford (on blocks), a
discarded dentists chair, an ancient ice-box, plus lesser items:
old shoes, worn-out table radios, picture-frames, and fruit jars,
under which scrawny orange chickens pecked (b) How does Lee present
Mayella hopefully. One corner of the yard, though, bewildered
Maycomb. Against the fence, in a Ewell in the novel as a whole?
line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red
geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie
Atkinson, had Miss Maudie deigned to permit a geranium on her
premises. People said they were Mayella Ewells. Past question
20. HigherTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Tim Johnson reached the side-street
that ran in front of the Radley Place, and what remained of his
poor mind made him pause and seem to consider which road he would
take. He made a few hesitant steps and stopped in front of the
Radley gate; Part (a) then he tried to turn around, but was having
difficulty. Atticus said, Hes within range, Heck. You better get
him now before he goes down the side street - Lord knows whos
around the corner. Go inside, Cal. Calpurnia opened the screen
door, latched it behind her, then unlatched it and held on to the
hook. She tried to block Jem and me with her body, but we looked
out from beneath her arms. Take him, Mr Finch. Mr Tate handed the
rifle to Atticus; Jem and I nearly fainted. (a) What methods does
Lee use to Dont waste time, Heck, said Atticus. Go on. Mr Finch,
this is a one-shot job. build up a sense of danger in this Atticus
shook his head vehemently: Dont just stand there, Heck! He wont
wait all day for you For Gods sake, Mr Finch, look where he is!
Miss and youll go straight into the passage? Radley house! I cant
shoot that well and you know it! I havent shot a gun in thirty
years Mr Tate almost threw the rifle at Atticus. Id feel mighty
comfortable if you did now, he said. In a fog, Jem and I watched
our Father take the gun and walk out into the middle of the street.
He walked quickly, but I thought he moved like an underwater
swimmer; time had slowed to a nauseating crawl. and then Part (b)
When Atticus raised his glasses Calpurnia murmured, Sweet Jesus
help him, and put her hands to her cheeks. Atticus pushed his
glasses to his forehead; they slipped down, and he dropped them in
the street. In the silence, I heard them crack. Atticus rubbed his
eyes and chin; we saw him blink hard. In front of the Radley gate,
Tim Johnson had made up what was left of his mind. (b) How does Lee
use Atticus in one He had finally turned himself around, to pursue
his original course up our street. He made two steps forward, then
stopped and raised his head. We saw his body go rigid. other event
in the novel to show With movements so swift they seemed
simultaneous, Atticuss hand yanked a ball-tipped lever as he
brought the gun to his shoulder. The rifle cracked. Tim Johnson
leaped, flopped over and crumpled on the sidewalk injustice in
America in the 1930s? in a brown-and-white heap. He didnt know what
hit him. Past question
21. HigherTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). I simply want to tell you that there
are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs
for us. Your fathers one of them. Oh, said Jem. Well. Part (a) Dont
you oh well me, sir, Miss Maudie replied, recognizing Jems
fatalistic noises, you are not old enough to appreciate what I
said. Jem was staring at his half-eaten cake. Its like bein a
caterpillar in a cocoon, thats what it is, he said. Like somethin
asleep wrapped up in a warm place. I always thought Maycomb folks
were the best folks in the world, least thats what they seemed (a)
How does Lee use details in this like. Were the safest folks in the
world, said Miss Maudie. Were so rarely called on to be passage to
present Miss Maudes view of Maycomb? Christians, but when we are,
weve got men like Atticus to go for us. Jem grinned ruefully. Wish
the rest of the county thought that. Youd be surprised how many of
us do. Who? Jems voice rose. Who in this town did one thing to help
Tom Robinson, just who? His coloured friends for one thing, and
people like us. People like Judge Taylor. People like Mr Heck Tate.
Stop eating and start thinking, Jem. Did it ever strike you that
Judge Taylor naming Atticus to defend that boy was no accident?
That Judge Taylor might have had his reasons for naming him? and
then Part (b) This was a thought. Court-appointed defences were
usually given to Maxwell Green, Maycombs latest addition to the
bar, who needed the experience. Maxwell Green should have had Tom
Robinsons case. You think about that, Miss Maudie was saying. It
was no accident. I was sittin there on the porch last night,
waiting. I waited and waited to see you all come down the (b) In
the novel as a whole, how does sidewalk, and as I waited I thought,
Atticus Finch wont win, he cant win, but hes the only man in these
parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that. And I
Lee show what life was like in a small thought to myself, well,
were making a step - its just a baby-step, but its a step. ts all
right to talk like that - cant any Christian judges an lawyers make
up for heathen juries, Jem muttered. Soons I get grown town such as
Maycomb in 1930s Thats something youll have to take up with your
father, Miss Maudie said. southern America? Past question
22. HigherTo Kill a Mockingbird Read the passage and then
answer part (a) and part (b). Whatd you get for Christmas? I asked
politely. Just what I asked for, he said. Francis had requested a
pair of knee-pants, a red Part (a) leather booksack, five shirts
and an untied bow-tie. Thats nice, I lied. Jem and me got
air-rifles, and Jem got a chemistry set A toy one, I reckon. No, a
real one. Hes gonna make me some invisible ink, and Im gonna write
to Dill in it. Francis asked what was the use of that. In this
passage, what methods does Lee use Well, cant you just see his face
when he gets a letter from me with nothing in it? Itll drive him
nuts. to present Scouts feelings about Aunt Talking to Francis gave
me the sensation of settling slowly to the bottom of the ocean. He
was the most boring child I ever met. As he lived in Mobile, he
could not inform on me Alexandra and Francis? Refer closely to the
to school authorities, but he managed to tell everything he knew to
Aunt Alexandra, who in turn unburdened herself to Atticus, who
either forgot it or gave me hell, whichever struck passage in your
answer. his fancy. But the only time I ever heard Atticus speak
sharply to anyone was when I once heard him say, Sister I do the
best I can with them! It had something to do with my going around
in overalls. Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my
attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches;
when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasnt and
then Part (b) supposed to be doing things that required pants. Aunt
Alexandras vision of my deportment involved playing with small
stoves, tea-sets, and wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me
when I was born; futhermore, I should be a ray of sunshine in my
fathers lonely life. I suggested that one could be a ray of
sunshine in pants just as well, but Aunty said that one had to
behave like a sunbeam, that I was born good but had grown In the
novel, how does Lee show that other progressively worse every year.
She hurt my feelings and set my teeth permanently on edge, but when
I asked Atticus about it, he said there were already enough
sunbeams in people expect Scout to behave in particular the family
and to go on about my business, he didnt mind me much the way I
was. At Christmas dinner, I sat at the little table in the
dining-room; Jem and Francis sat with ways? What do you think these
expectations the adults at the dining table. Aunty had continued to
isolate me long after Jem and Francis graduated to the big table. I
often wondered what she thought Id do, get up and show about the
society in which the novel is throw something? I sometimes thought
of asking her if she would let me sit at the big table with the
rest of them just once, I would prove to her how civilized I could
be; after all, set? I ate at home every day with no major mishaps.
When I begged Atticus to use his influence, he said he had none we
were guests, and we sat where she told us to sit. He also said Aunt
Alexandra didnt understand girls much, shed never had one. Past
question