T3W5 HBL BOOM QUIZ

___________ sales happens when the developer makes a collective or bulk purchase of an entire condominium to demolish and redevelop the land.

'Boom' was written to criticise Singapore prioritising ________ over ___________.

• economic progress/culture, heritage and memories

• culture, heritage and memories/economic progress

• economic progress/reputation of the country

• reputation of the country/economic progress

En Bloc happens when _____% of the owners decide to sell the property.

• 69

• 50

• 80

• 75

Some homeowners welcome en-bloc because it helps them sell their property at a _______ price.

• high

• low

Others will feel _______ because they are forced to move from a familiar place.

• lost

• displaced

• confused

• angry

Synopsis of Boom:

Boon's ______ does not want to sell her house, but Boon is forcing her to.

The _________ characters in the play are more receptive to change than the _______ characters.

• older, younger

• younger, older

The 3 roles of humour are to....

• Entertain and amuse the reader

• Poke fun and others and society

• Laugh at ourselves

• All of the above

• None of the above

What is an example of an ironic twist in the story?

• The good guy happens to be the villain.

• The 'big scary monster' throughout the plot turns out to be a cat.

• Everybody dies at the end of the story

Answer explanation

Sudden change in the narration of the story, intended to surprise and engage the audience/reader.

Event that has the opposite effect that the reader expected (similar to situational irony)

What is an example of an anti-climatic ending?

• Wei and Sheng return home together to see the rest of the family.

• Wei travels all the way to Luoyang, only to find that Sheng has died.

• Tian turns out to be Wei's son instead of Sheng.

• Tao falls from the Kapok tree and needs to have his leg amputated.

Answer explanation

a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

Causes a disappointment because it was less exciting than expected