LITERATURE QUIZ GRADE 9

Inner City Girl: Who is the main character?

• Shimron

• Ms Turner

• Martina

• Ms Fuller

Inner City Girl: This character encourage Ms Fuller to seek assistance so that Martina would be able to attend the secondary school of preference.

• Yvette

• Stone Cold

• Ms Turner

• Daddy Pinnado

Blackout: The poem "Blackout" was written by ______

• Everard Palmer

• Duncan

• Roger Mais

• Shiva

Blackout: What is the setting of the story?

• 1945-1960, Alabama

• 1939-1945, Jamaica

• 1939-1945, New York

• 1929- 1939, United States

Blackout: Figuratively 'the darkness could signify _____

• There were a lot of black people roaming the streets

• A power outage in the town

• The black man was punched by the woman and 'blacked out'

• The woman's ignorance toward the equality between blacks and whites

Blackout: What was the general atmosphere of the story?

• Melancholy and humorous

• Uncomfortable and tense

• Curious and anxious

• Racist and oppressive

Inner City Girl: In Chapter 6, what kind of people in the school did Stone Cold's gang decide to terrorize?

• Everyone who is poor, dark-skinned or ignored her gang

• Everyone that were white and smart

• Everyone that cursed and bullied at her

• Everyone with Wealth and social class

Inner City girl: Unlike her sister, ____________, Martina may be considered an introvert.

• Daisy, introvert

• Yvette, extrovert

• Samantha, introvert

• Yvette, introvert

Inner City girl: Why was Martina shocked about the behaviour of students from the upper class? Name one theme that can be highlighted in this scenario.

• Martina was shocked because she was friends with most of the males who were in the fights: Suspicion

• Martina had no clue that children from upper-class families are just as involved in illegal activities as ghetto children. She believed specific actions only occurred in the inner city and not rich people- Appearance versus reality

• Martina was shocked because she thought all students were always reckless because of single parenting.

• Martina was not shocked because most things like this always happened in school.

Select 3 important themes from the novel: "Inner City Girl"

• Poverty

• Appearance versus Reality

• Irony

• Revenge

• Social Class