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3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Dora, Krishna,
Granny, his wife, Acayo, the husband, Nan, Amma,
Sonny, the vet
a ‘Old man, come here. You hungry? ……………
to ……………
b ‘Don’t be sorry. You have to do it.’ ……………
to ……………
c ‘All your life you will have to work for him.’
…………… to ……………
d ‘Keep the 50, it is for your assistant, Mbambo.’
…………… to ……………
e ‘Perhaps I will get a new one after all.’
…………… to ……………
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4 Fill in the gaps using: where, and, at, in, who, down,
with, into, over, of
Years are gone, …………… a young woman
…………… a curved eyebrow cooks rice
…………… a pot …………… an open flame.
Her daughter shakes her little feet ……………
the sky. The woman sees the long feet of a child
…………… will never know …………… they
came from. The tears run ……………her cheek,
falling …………… the steaming pot ……………
rice.
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5 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
full sentences.
A
1 ___ I look down to the ground ...
2 ___ When I finished ...
3 ___ I kiss Leonard ...
4 ___ He only saw her once ...
5 ___ She will never find a good husband ...
B
a ... and give him the scarf.
b ... because I don’t want her to see the tears in
my eyes.
c ... but he remembered her eyes.
d ... if people know her secret.
e ... there was a crowd of people watching.
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1 Which story do these sentences come from? The
Photograph, Leonard, A Pot Full of Tears, The House,
Dora’s Turn, Callus, Nimble Fingers, The Festive
Season in a Part of Africa
a He took off the soft blue scarf that was the
same colour as his eyes. ……………
b The boy will eat well every day, he will have the
love of a family around him. ……………
c Then I looked at the cow and found that the
calf was still alive, and very, very big.
……………
d My friend Dora also tried to escape, and she’ll
be next. ……………
e He put his mouth close to her ear and whispered
‘thank you’. ……………
f The teenager feels the fat at the top of her legs.
……………
g She watched him pack his clothes and his
wedding suit into his old suitcase. ……………
h The girl caught the photographer’s eye.
……………
i I took the money from her with my open hands
side by side, in the proper Zulu way.
……………
j I love to watch Weaver-Maama working.
……………
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2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a ___ The photographer has a protein bar.
b ___ The child will never see the long feet of his
father.
c ___ Mad Tiger kills Dora.
d ___ The husband never had to complain about
his wife, not once.
e ___ Sonny wants his children to have a place
where they have a better life.
f ___ Leonard thanks his wife for the scarf she
has knitted him.
g ___ A helicopter gunship has found Mad Tiger’s
group.
h ___ Krishna can work with Weaver-Maama.
i ___ The blue scarf was the first gift Leonard
gave to his wife.
j ___ Granny gave the vet four of the 200 rand
notes.
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1 The food trucks bring bags of _____.
a c protein bars b c rice c c films d c dust
2 The magazines found beautiful African _____.
a c models b c journalists
c c teenagers d c boys
3 My hands are _____ but I want to knit a scarf.
a c soft b c tired c c hurt d c crooked
4 Leonard goes to a day-care _____.
a c concert b c shop c c centre d c house
5 They travel to a country at war because _____.
a c she is no good b c they have lots of
money c c they are happy d c they want a
baby
6 The church _____ people with drink problems.
a c took b c helped
c c explained d c forgot
7 The children want to _____ Mad Tiger.
a c escape from b c help
c c find d c watch
8 Not everyone is _____ enough to have two
wives.
a c soft b c good c c old d c rich
9 Krishna works in a factory because of _____
debt.
a c his mother’s b c Weaver-Maama’s
c c his grandfather’s d c Thangachi’s
10 The sweet wild fruit grows around the _____ in
the festive season.
a c kraals b c cow c c huts d c clinic
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CharactersChoose the best answer.
11 The _____ girl falls under the boys’ feet.
a c cruel b c dusty c c starving d c hot
12 The teenager’s parents are African but she
_____.
a c never eats too much b c has never
travelled out of America c c likes Disney films
d c is a Nigerian model
13 Leonard’s eyes come alive when he _____.
a c touches the scarf b c speaks
c c eats dinner d c goes to the day-care centre
14 The old man wants his daughter to _____.
a c hold the baby b c say goodbye
c c find a good husband d c stay with him
15 A wife who _____ is no use to the family.
a c is barren b c loves her husband
c c talks softly d c wants to die
16 Nan was going to agree because she _____.
a c cared about Tanya b c trusted Sonny
c c was hungry d c sold fruit on the street
corner
17 Acayo cannot kill _____ because they are
friends.
a c the other commanders b c Mad Tiger
c c the little boy d c Dora
18 She wanted to tell her husband about _____.
a c the cologne b c the pillows
c c her feelings d c the suitcase
19 Amma is unhappy because Krishna _____.
a c has nimble fingers b c has to work for
Saami c c wants to work for Weaver-Maama
d c asks the same question
20 The vet _____ but he still asked for 750 rand.
a c put the cow to sleep b c walked for an
hour c c carried his bags d c made a mistake
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DialogueWho said this?
21 ‘The boys won’t have to hustle like me.’
a c Nan b c Sonny c c Jake d c Tanya
22 ‘Do you still want to be a doctor?’
a c Dora b c Mad Tiger
c c the commander d c Acayo
23 ‘Why can I not work with Weaver-Maama?’
a c Amma b c Saami
c c Krishna d c Thangachi
24 ‘I happy to see that you alright now.’
a c Nan b c Sonny c c Jake d c Tanya
25 ‘I can see you are a clever young man.’
a c the vet b c Granny
c c the schoolboy d c Mbambo
26 ‘There will be more sons to continue the family
name.’
a c the new wife b c the husband
c c the wife d c the family
27 ‘It looks good if you don’t look too closely.’
a c Leonard b c the niece
c c the wife d c Dan
28 ‘Your suitcase. It’s old. You need a new one.’
a c the new wife b c the husband
c c the wife d c the family
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29 ‘Hit him harder! Get closer to him!’
a c Dora b c the little boy
c c Acayo d c Mad Tiger
30 ‘We must talk about money. Is business now.’
a c the vet b c Granny
c c the schoolboy d c Mbambo
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VocabularyChoose the best answer.
31 money that you must pay back to somebody
a c diamond b c garbage
c c debt d c drug
32 very surprising
a c amazing b c crooked c c pale d c wild
33 to shake because you are cold, afraid, or ill
a c hustle b c scare
c c breathe d c tremble
34 the soft part of the face below the eyes
a c throat b c eyebrow c c cheek d c neck
35 something (e.g. anger, fear) that you feel inside
yourself
a c flame b c feelings
c c cologne d c future
36 a disease which causes pain in the joints of the
body
a c arthritis b c assistant
c c flame d c anniversary
37 to say you don’t like or are unhappy about
something
a c trust b c complain c c weave d c joke
38 something that you do or say to make people
laugh
a c spin b c admire c c joke d c scare
39 a dangerous thing that people put in their
bodies because it makes them feel happy,
excited, different, brave, etc.
a c diamond b c drug
c c drunkard d c date
40 fighting between countries, or between groups
of people
a c whip b c garbage
c c government d c war
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PlotChoose the best answer.
41 His wife _____ the scarf when Leonard goes to
the day-care centre.
a c feels b c takes off c c knits d c kisses
42 The young woman cries for her _____ with long
feet.
a c daughter b c grandson
c c father d c child
43 The teenager is careful about what she eats
because she wants to _____.
a c be thin b c go to Africa
c c be fat d c take photographs
44 Acayo feels ill because _____.
a c she smokes b c she wants to escape
c c she is hungry d c she doesn’t want to kill
Dora
45 The Chinese wife wanted to talk to her husband
about _____.
a c the business b c his family
c c the pillows d c her feelings
46 Sonny wanted to give the house to _____.
a c street people b c his children
c c Jake d c the church
47 When Amma is _____ she hits her head with her
open hand.
a c happy b c free c c brave d c unhappy
48 The government army guns give Dora and
Acayo the chance _____.
a c to kill Mad Tiger b c to talk
c c to escape d c to come to life
49 Granny is happy to pay the vet _____.
a c because he has saved the calf
b c a handful of notes
c c because it is the Festive Season
d c 1,000 rand
50 Nan helped _____ when they needed someone.
a c street people b c Sonny
c c Jake d c Tanya
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