The Wind and a Boy by Bessie Head (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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What narrative technique does Bessie Head use in the story?
What narrative technique does Bessie Head use in the story?
Unnamed third-person narrator
How are boys and girls treated differently in the traditional village?
How are boys and girls treated differently in the traditional village?
Boys enjoy greater freedom than girls
What traditional skill does Sejosenye possess that amazes other village women?
What traditional skill does Sejosenye possess that amazes other village women?
She can plough the land
What dual meaning does the bicycle symbolise in the story?
What dual meaning does the bicycle symbolise in the story?
Freedom and danger
What does the civil servant who kills Friedman symbolise?
What does the civil servant who kills Friedman symbolise?
Government indifference to rural people
Which characteristic best describes Friedman's relationship with his grandmother?
Which characteristic best describes Friedman's relationship with his grandmother?
He shows deep loyalty to her
What farming method is still used in the traditional village?
What farming method is still used in the traditional village?
Wooden ploughs
What irony is present in the bicycle's role in the story?
What irony is present in the bicycle's role in the story?
Freedom it gave led to Friedman's death
What detail about the car driver emphasises how rapidly society is changing?
What detail about the car driver emphasises how rapidly society is changing?
He did not have a driving licence
What is a central tension explored throughout the story?
What is a central tension explored throughout the story?
Traditional village life vs modernisation