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WorksheetsLITERATURE QUIZ GRADE 9
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 27mins
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
Inner-city Girl: State TWO ways in which Martina is different from the average child in her community
She's quiet and sulky, she isn't loud and vulgar like other children, she likes staying in the house rather than playing with the kids
She's more active and talkative than most kids in the community
She's involved in dangerous gangs and bad boys
She's less intelligent than most children in the community
Inner City girl: Most of the students at Milverton are:
were from Dinsland
were rude and dark-skinned
were white/light-skinned
were from far away communities
Mom Luby and the social worker:
Who is the author of the short story "Mom Luby and the Social Worker?
Langston Hughes
Kristen Hunter
Collen Smith-Dennis
Mom Luby and the Social Worker:
Who is the narrator of the story?
Elijah
Miss Rushmore
Puddin
Mom Luby
Inner City Girl: Who said these words ' 'Woman and mother born to fight life!?
Yvette
Miss Fuller
Martina's Math teacher
Miss Turner
Inner City Girl: Although she is poor, Martina is very determined to achieve. All of the following stands in her way except ______.
Her lack of Finances
Her inability to attend school regularly
Her family
Her rival, Stone cold
Dinsland is not the ideal place to raise children because______.
There are too many police on the roads.
The streets are not often clean.
The houses are dilapidated/ragged and there are many criminal activities.
Parties are kept every Friday.
Inner City Girl: All of the following statements are true about Shimron except:
He does not believe in the educational system and feels it is a waste of his time.
He is a very obedient child who loves his mother dearly.
He loves money and wants badly to start earning money so that he can become rich.
Inner City Girl: What feature at the school 'enthralled' Martina?
the gardens
the classroom
the pool
the structure
Inner City girl: The name of the school in Martina's community is:
Dinsland High
Rockwell Comprehensive
Milverton High
Inner City girl: 1 way in which the author conveys the theme of poverty.
Martina and her family live in the inner city and the conditions are not conducive to a pleased life and incentive to excel academically
The low level of education and high crime rate in the community
When you are from the inner city, you remain dishonest and unintelligent.
Inadequate literacy and numeracy skills
Mom Luby and social worker:
Select THREE types of work done by Mom Luby.
ordained minister of the Gospel
Waiter
Musician
herb doctor
midwife
Mom Luby and the social worker:
Select two major themes from the short story.
Love
Redemption
Revenge
Responsibility
Social class - Social class differences also become a problem for other people, for example when Martina notices that her friend Leonie's mother does not take her and her brother to the school gate as a result of an incident that happened between her brother and a rich boy that insulted the type of car his mother drove, anti-social behaviour and ended both being suspended therefore her brother asked to be dropped off a few distances away. This proves that social class is still alive and well in our institutions.
Who had these thoughts, ' will I make friends', 'will I be able to fit in' 'what am I doing here'?
Leonie
Yvette's Father
Martina
Shimron
Inner City Girl: In chapter two, the setting described mostly is:
Rockwell Comprehensive and new Community of Dinsland
Martina's house and the 'Big Yard'
Martina's house and the community of Dinsland
Chapter 3, described the women at Milverton dressed in soft shades, earth colours and subtly floral, an expensive look about the linen and other material and " Martina's mother was clearly out of line." This shows a difference in:
Characters
Dress code
Lifestyle
Social Class
" The sun getting tired and pale after a long stint...." What literary device is used here?
Personification
Irony
Simile
Metaphor
Inner City Girl: One thing that was plain as poverty was that the boys were as dangerous as the frequent gunshots that could be heard at nights" describes the theme of:
Crime and Violence
Inner City lifestyle
Gang war
Poverty
Inner City Girl: Leonie's mother dropped her far from the school gate because:
They were poor
Her mother did not drive a fancy car
She was not allowed to park at the school gate
Leonie did not want to associate with Martina
Inner Girl City: Why did Mrs Myrtle shout "Milverton!" towards Martina?
She thought Marina would go to Milterton because it was closer.
She thought the school was too far out of reach
It indicated her surprise and low expectations of Martina
Blackout: Why did the woman at the end feel intrigued about the black man?
The man challenged her views and he was confident
He appeared very poor and needy
She had never seen someone as dark as him
What best describes the conflict in the story?
The woman is intrigued by the man
The woman did not agree with the man that all people are equal
The white woman views the black man as inferior to her, and so she discards the cigarette
The man and the woman having an intense conversation
Another type of conflict highlighted was man versus self. State one thing that Shimron desired or was contemplating
Shrimon's ambition was to be like one of the upscale vendors that sold large gold chains and expensive name brand jerseys etc.
Shrimon's wanting to visit his father
Confident and self-aware
Shrimron disliked school and preferred to get quick money
Macbeth: Who is the king when the play starts?
Malcolm
Macduff
Cawdor
Duncan
What title, predicted by the witches, does Macbeth receive?
Prince of Scotland
Earl of Dunsinane
Thane of Cawdor
Who is made heir to Duncan's throne?
Macduff's son, Fleance
Duncan's son Malcolm
Macduff
Macbeth
What does Lady Macbeth think Macbeth lacks?
The manliness to follow through with his ambitions.
Modesty
The intelligence to be a king
The ambition to ever to become someone notable
What does Lady Macbeth resolve to do?
Protect Duncan from Macbeth's blood lust
Talk to the three witches
Kill Duncan herself
Whatever is necessary to help Macbeth become king.
What does Macbeth realize about the consequences of Duncan's murder?
Though he will become King, he'll lose his hold on Cawdor
Other than satisfying his own ambitions, it will make everything worse.
If the witches are right, he will become both a king and an immortal
What is Lady Macbeth's plan for murdering Duncan?
Macbeth will stab him in his sleep and plant the bloody evidence on the servants.
Macbeth will push him out the window during a tour of the castle.
Macbeth will hire three murderers to ambush Duncan when he returns to the castle on horseback.
Why is Banquo up late?
He senses something bad will happen to Duncan that night.
He had nightmares about the witches.
He was awakened by voices saying, "Macbeth murdered sleep."
What eerie vision does Macbeth have before he kills Duncan?
He sees a bloody dagger floating in front of him.
He was awakened by voices saying, "Macbeth murdered sleep."
He sees the witches flying through the night on broomsticks.
He sees a bloody ghost of Banquo.
How does Lady Macbeth publicly react to the news of the murder?
She beats her chest and exclaims that she bears responsibility since it happened in her home.
She laughs gleefully and rubs her hands.
She says it is horrible and pretends to faint.
She begins to wail uncontrollably.
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain run away from the court?
They know Macbeth did it and are scared.
They fear that they are next to be murdered.
They too were plotting Duncan's murder and are spooked that someone else got to him first.
How does Lady Macbeth feel about how Macbeth carried out the murder?
She is indifferent.
She is revolted that someone she loves could commit cold-blooded murder.
She is ashamed by how scared he acts throughout the ordeal.
She is filled with pride over his deed.
What do Lady Macbeth's words "unsex me here" mean?
She wants to set aside feminine sentiments that could hinder bloody ambitions.
She vows not to have sex with Macbeth until he becomes king.
She wants her chambermaids to disguise her in men's clothe
Blackout: Which statement or action below best indicates that the woman was racist?
When she became intrigued by him
When she tried to look back at the man on the bus
When she threw away a whole cigarette
Test Match at Sabrina Park:
Why was the persona, the white male shocked that there was a crowd at Sabina Park?
He hated large crowds at a cricket match
There was usually not much crowd at Lord's Cricket Ground during a cricket match
He thought the stadium was too overcrowded
“Proudly wearing the rosette of my skin I strut into Sabina…” This suggests
The speaker was wearing a rose pink colour
The speaker likes roses
The speaker is white
Which of the following lines from the poem is a metaphor?
'as the batting and the crowd restless.'
'sticky wickets and muggy days'
'the monsoon season in Manchester'
'Skulking behind a tarnished rosette'
The TWO voices in the poem were the:
Persona and the speaker
The poet and the Englishman
The Englishman's and the West Indian's
