Book 2 Analysis: Chapters 8-12 (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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What literary device is used in Ch. 8 when the two fathers meet without knowing their connection?
What literary device is used in Ch. 8 when the two fathers meet without knowing their connection?
Dramatic irony
What is John Kumalo's true motivation behind his powerful political speeches?
What is John Kumalo's true motivation behind his powerful political speeches?
Personal power & wealth
What structural role does Ch. 11 serve in the novel?
What structural role does Ch. 11 serve in the novel?
Climax of Book 2 & arguably entire novel
Which theme is prominent in Chs. 9-10 regarding John Kumalo's oratory?
Which theme is prominent in Chs. 9-10 regarding John Kumalo's oratory?
Power & passivity
What literary device compares John's voice to 'the grand stop of an organ'?
What literary device compares John's voice to 'the grand stop of an organ'?
Simile
What does Msimangu give to Kumalo in Ch. 12 before becoming a monk?
What does Msimangu give to Kumalo in Ch. 12 before becoming a monk?
All his possessions
Where might Absalom's fate have been different, according to Ch. 11?
Where might Absalom's fate have been different, according to Ch. 11?
Rural Ndotsheni
How does the tone shift in Ch. 8 regarding Stephen Kumalo?
How does the tone shift in Ch. 8 regarding Stephen Kumalo?
Embarrassment/guilt to understanding
How does James Jarvis develop in these chapters?
How does James Jarvis develop in these chapters?
Grieving father to compassionate actor
What tone characterises Absalom's marriage scene in Ch. 12?
What tone characterises Absalom's marriage scene in Ch. 12?
Hopeful & optimistic