Key Quotations (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
12 questions from this quiz
What does Kya say is her only family?
What does Kya say is her only family?
The marsh
What does the quote 'the land caught her' symbolise about Kya's relationship with nature?
What does the quote 'the land caught her' symbolise about Kya's relationship with nature?
Nature's nurturing protection
Who historically inhabited the swamp according to the note?
Who historically inhabited the swamp according to the note?
Sailors, castaways & fugitives
How does Jackson view crimes in the swamp?
How does Jackson view crimes in the swamp?
As 'rats killing rats'
What does the Minister's Wife call Kya when she comes to town?
What does the Minister's Wife call Kya when she comes to town?
Filthy and plumb nasty
How does Chase view his relationship with Kya?
How does Chase view his relationship with Kya?
As slummin'
How does Kya feel during her interactions with Chase?
How does Kya feel during her interactions with Chase?
Exposed and filled with shame
What shift occurs for Kya after Chase's attack?
What shift occurs for Kya after Chase's attack?
Isolation to fear
What does Kya resolve after Chase's attack?
What does Kya resolve after Chase's attack?
To never live wondering when fists fall
Why couldn't Kya and Jumpin' hug according to the note?
Why couldn't Kya and Jumpin' hug according to the note?
Racial tensions of 1950s-60s South
What label keeps Kya 'behind the oak tree'?
What label keeps Kya 'behind the oak tree'?
Marsh trash
How does the swamp view death according to the note?
How does the swamp view death according to the note?
As not necessarily tragic