Potato country pt2

The colour 'grey' is most likely to symbolise ..... (Choose three)

• The monotony and boredom of their life in Pemberton.

• How colorful an interesting their life was then

• The difficulty and unhappiness of that time in Mariller's life.

• A sense of not belonging.

• How annoying her parents were.

Marillier calls her parents 'young, homesick and scared' because ..................

• Looking back, she realises how difficult life was for her parents and how brave they were to live through it.

• She thinks her parents to were too immature to act as good role models.

• She thinks her parents were always complaining.

• She thinks her parents went to too many parties.

The word that that best expresses the idea of showing courage in difficult times would probably be .............

• Coloured

• Admire

• Stoic

• Deeply

Here, the reader can perceive that Mum ...... (Choose TWO)

• just wants to eat potatoes all the time.

• tries to be creative in her cooking to make potatoes seem more interesting.

• does her best with whatever is available.

• is a very unimaginative cook.

The sisters became inventive in the games they played together to help them cope with ...........

• the lack of sporting equipment in Pemberton.

• the lack of a theatre company in Pemberton

• the feeling of being outsiders in Pemberton.

• not knowing how to play chess.

The sisters games were about ...................

• the idyllic life back in South Africa.

• the violence and conflict of South Africa under Apartheid.

• everyday life in Pemberton.

• a world without potatoes.

The sisters' games also involved

• little or no physical activity.

• mobile phones.

• music, dance and climbing trees

• most of the other children in the town.

Here, the text is expressing how it feels to ........

• feel isolated from the surrounding community.

• be popular

• be perceived as leaders in the community.

• be high achievers at school.

The expression 'suspended between place and culture' conveys that the sisters felt the contrast between .................

• culture at home and the culture in Pemberton.

• potatoes and pumpkin.

• Perth and Pemberton.

• Mum and Dad.

The words 'never stop being the wild, frizzy things that they are' conveys a sense of ...........

• a wasted childhood

• low-self-esteem

• shame at their African heritage.

• Pride and a strong sense of identity.