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WorksheetsForm 4 Short Story - LEAVING by MG VASSANJI
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 27mins
Do you think Aloo will succeed in America? why?
Yes, because he will not forget his mother
No, because he does not love his mother
Leaving:
"So many kids go and return, and nothing happens to them....."
Who said that?
Mr Datoo
Mother
Aloo
Aloo's sister
What did Aloo think he could do in America to collect money?
Leaving:
Mother sold her shop so her children could focus on studies. This shows that Mother...
did not like parting with her children
was worried about the future of her children
wanted the best for her children
was very intelligent
Leaving:
Mother did not remarry because...
...the children did not want to have a new father
...the children from the first marriage had to be sent to a children's home
...no one was interested to marry her
...she had to leave Upanga
Aloo's sister said that Mr Velji had a large head, which looked like...
Leaving:
Why didn't Aloo's brother, Firoz finish his last year at school?
Aloo's brother did not excel in his studies
Aloo's brother wanted to help his mother to earn money for the family
Aloo's brother wanted to get married early
Aloo's brother has to support Aloo's family
Leaving:
"And why do you want to go away, so far from us? What kind of son are you? You want to leave me and go away to a foreign place? Won't you miss us? Are we so unimportant to you? If something happens...."
When Aloo's mother said that to Aloo, it shows that
Aloo's mother was angry and feeling despair
Aloo's mother was feeling desperate and hopeful
Aloo's mother was restless and feeling hopeless
Aloo's mother was receptive and open-minded
Leaving:
Why did Aloo feel '"an exciting new world was waiting for him out there"?
Aloo felt that he could explore many new things if he furthers his studies abroad
Alooo felt that his mother was afraid of changes
Aloo felt bored with his current environment
Aloo felt desperate to meet his friend in London
Leaving:
"Mother was not made of stone"
The sentence means that
Mother was emphatic with Aloo's hopes and wishes and thus, she was sad because she was not able to fulfill his wishes due to financial constraint
Mother was determined of not letting Aloo to further his studies in America
Mother was not willing to reconsider her decision that she had made before
Mother had thought about the pros and cons of letting Aloo to further his studies in America and she was firm with her decision
Leaving:
Why did Mr Velji advise Aloo's mother that she might lose Aloo if she allows him to go to America?
He was emphatic with Aloo's mother's predicament and thus he acknowledged and understood her concern to forbid Aloo to further his study abroad
He was skeptical with Aloo's decision to leave his mother to go overseas because he believed that Aloo should not leave his mother alone
He was amazed that Aloo's mother was against Aloo's decision to further his study abroad because it was a good opportunity for Aloo to widen up his experience and exposure
He was concerned that Aloo's mother would be left alone if Aloo went to America
Leaving:
Aloo's mother was sad when her oldest daughters got married and left home. She did not like the thought of Aloo going so far away to study.
This shows that
Aloo's mother did not like to be separated from her children
Aloo's sister might experience empty nest syndrome
Aloo's mother was helpless without her eldest children
Aloo's mother depended too much on her eldest children
Leaving:
"Mother's hopes were now on the youngest two of us, Aloo and me"
The above sentence means that
The persona realised that her mother depended on both of them, her and Aloo now after her eldest sibling got married and settled down in the city
The persona realised that her mother hoped that she and Aloo would not leave her alone
Aloo's mother wanted her children to be wealthy and prosperous
Aloo's mother did not want her children to help her at the family shop and thus she sold the shop
Leaving:
When Aloo said that he promised that he would not smoke, drink or get married to a white woman, it shows that he was
an obedient and dutiful son
an honest son
a determined person
a resourceful person
Aloo is determined person because ..... (choose more than 1)
He works hard in his mother's shop.
He wrote to many universities for a scholarship.
He is willing to work part time to cover his expenses in America.
He excels in his examination by getting straight A's
He never sleeps at night to study.
