Forbidden Love by Can Themba (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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What narrative perspective is used in 'Forbidden Love'?
What narrative perspective is used in 'Forbidden Love'?
Third-person narration
What is the central focus of the story?
What is the central focus of the story?
Interracial relationships
Which character is described as the strongest in emotional resilience?
Which character is described as the strongest in emotional resilience?
Dora
Who did Davie have a relationship with and father a mixed-race child?
Who did Davie have a relationship with and father a mixed-race child?
Salome
What apartheid restriction is mentioned as a symbol of comprehensive segregation?
What apartheid restriction is mentioned as a symbol of comprehensive segregation?
Cinema exclusion
What does Dora's family live in constant anxiety about?
What does Dora's family live in constant anxiety about?
Involvement with Black South Africans
What quality does Salome demonstrate despite being abandoned by Davie?
What quality does Salome demonstrate despite being abandoned by Davie?
Strength and forgiveness
What does Dora's mother's action at the story's end suggest?
What does Dora's mother's action at the story's end suggest?
Potential for change
How does Dora respond to social pressure regarding her relationship with Mike?
How does Dora respond to social pressure regarding her relationship with Mike?
She refuses to end it
What contradictory action does Davie take regarding Mike?
What contradictory action does Davie take regarding Mike?
He physically assaults Mike