Call It Sleep – Writer’s Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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How old is the protagonist David Schearl in the novel?
How old is the protagonist David Schearl in the novel?
Six years old
What synaesthetic phrase shows how children blend sensory experiences?
What synaesthetic phrase shows how children blend sensory experiences?
Words were like eyes, they saw
How does Roth represent Yiddish dialogue in the novel?
How does Roth represent Yiddish dialogue in the novel?
As formal English like King James Bible
Which sensory detail represents olfactory immersion in tenement life?
Which sensory detail represents olfactory immersion in tenement life?
Pickles... herring... sweat... piss
What Kabbalistic principle shapes the novel's light/darkness symbolism?
What Kabbalistic principle shapes the novel's light/darkness symbolism?
Illumination emerges from deepest dark
What is the title/theme of Book IV in the novel's structure?
What is the title/theme of Book IV in the novel's structure?
Mystical blackout
What does dialect as 'ethnic cartography' achieve?
What does dialect as 'ethnic cartography' achieve?
Maps ethnic groups through speech alone
Which distortion shows scale in child's perception?
Which distortion shows scale in child's perception?
Tenements as mountains of stone
How is street English characterised compared to Yiddish?
How is street English characterised compared to Yiddish?
Savage and cold-hearted
What repeated question foreshadows the final linguistic breakthrough?
What repeated question foreshadows the final linguistic breakthrough?
What word? What word?