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WorksheetsSHORT STORY: LEAVING
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the setting of the short story?
Tanzania
New Zealand
India
Malaysia
These are the characters in the short story except...
Aloo
Razia
Firoy
Mr Velji
Who is the youngest child in the family?
Mother
Aloo
Razia
Firoz
How many siblings does Aloo has?
2
3
4
5
What did Aloo do to get information about the universities in America?
Writing to the universities
Emailing the universities
Calling the universities
Why did mother sell off their store in town and move to another part of town?
The place is noisier.
The place is quieter and suitable for studying.
The place is luxurious.
These are the themes in the story EXCEPT...
Parental sacrifice for family members
Family support and one's ambition
Determination brings success
Dependence on the family
Why do you think Mother was uncertain of Aloo's return?
He seems to be enjoying himself overseas.
He will marry a white woman.
He will miss his flight home.
When Aloo said that he promised that he wouldn't smoke, drink or get married to a white woman, it shows that he was..............
An obedient son
A determined person
An honest person
A loyal person
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
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:
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
