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Literature Paper 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Walter Lee Younger's main dream in A Raisin in the Sun?

a)

To become a famous actor

b)

To own a business and improve his family's status

c)

To send his sister to college

d)

To move to Africa

2.

What is the significance of Mama’s plant in A Raisin in the Sun?

a)

It represents her love for nature

b)

It shows how poor the family is

c)

It symbolizes her care for her family and hope

d)

It reflects Ruth's dreams

3.

In A Raisin in the Sun, why does Beneatha stop seeing George Murchison?

a)

He wants to move to Africa

b)

He lacks intellectual and cultural depth

c)

He insults Walter

d)

He is from a different background

4.

Who brings the offer from the Clybourne Park Association in A Raisin in the Sun?

a)

Mr. Johnson

b)

Karl Lindner

c)

Asagai

d)

Mr. Harris

5.

In Things Fall Apart, why is Okonkwo exiled from Umuofia?

a)

He accidentally kills a clansman

b)

He burns the sacred forest

c)

He disrespects the gods

d)

He kills his wife

6.

What is the role of the egwugwu in Things Fall Apart?

a)

They act as ancestral judges

b)

They perform harvest songs

c)

They lead the clan in war

d)

They prepare sacred meals

7.

Who is the first white man to arrive in Umuofia in Things Fall Apart?

a)

The priest

b)

The missionary

c)

The soldier

d)

The interpreter

8.

What causes the final conflict between Okonkwo and the clan in Things Fall Apart?

a)

The arrival and influence of colonial rule

b)

Okonkwo’s refusal to marry again

c)

His destruction of the village

d)

The stealing of yams

9.

What does the Inspector say is the reason he has come in An Inspector Calls?

a)

To investigate a young woman’s death

b)

To arrest Mr. Birling

c)

To warn about a future crime

d)

To evaluate the Birling’s company

10.

What theme is most explored through Inspector Goole's investigation?

a)

Jealousy

b)

Social responsibility

c)

Greed

d)

Political corruption

11.

Which character in An Inspector Calls shows the most change by the end of the play?

a)

Sheila

b)

Mr. Birling

c)

Gerald

d)

Mrs. Birling

12.

What is revealed about Eric in An Inspector Calls?

a)

He plans to marry Eva

b)

He never met Eva

c)

He got Eva pregnant and stole money

d)

He hired Eva as a secretary

13.

In Of Mice and Men, what is George and Lennie’s shared dream?

a)

To build a factory

b)

To own a farm and live independently

c)

To get married

d)

To write a book

14.

Why does George shoot Lennie at the end of Of Mice and Men?

a)

To save him from a brutal death

b)

Lennie asked him to

c)

He was angry with him

d)

Slim ordered him to

15.

What does Curley’s wife represent in Of Mice and Men?

a)

Loneliness and lost dreams

b)

Strength and freedom

c)

Education and power

d)

Racism and poverty

16.

What is the setting of Of Mice and Men?

a)

A ranch in California during the Great Depression

b)

A New York city apartment

c)

A village in Alabama

d)

A school in rural Texas

17.

Who best represents power and oppression in An Inspector Calls?

a)

Sheila

b)

Eric

c)

Mr. Birling

d)

Edna

18.

What do the yams represent in Things Fall Apart?

a)

Wealth and masculinity

b)

Food security

c)

Harvest and gratitude

d)

The gods’ favour

19.

Who is Asagai in A Raisin in the Sun?

a)

Walter’s employer

b)

A Nigerian student and Beneatha’s friend

c)

A real estate agent

d)

Ruth’s brother

20.

What does Steinbeck use the character of Candy’s dog to represent in Of Mice and Men?

a)

Danger and rebellion

b)

Old age, usefulness, and mercy

c)

Trust and loyalty

d)

Friendship

21.

What literary technique is heavily used in An Inspector Calls through the Inspector’s timing?

a)

Dramatic irony

b)

Allegory

c)

Flashback

d)

Satire

22.

Which theme is shared by A Raisin in the Sun and Of Mice and Men?

a)

The fragility of dreams

b)

Violence and crime

c)

Corruption in leadership

d)

Generational wealth

23.

How does Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun represent change and progress?

a)

She wants to be a housewife

b)

She agrees with Karl Lindner

c)

She wants to be a doctor and reconnect with her African roots

d)

She supports Walter’s decisions

24.

What is the symbolic meaning of the dream farm in Of Mice and Men?

a)

Power and revenge

b)

Hope and unattainable dreams

c)

Physical strength

d)

Agricultural wealth

25.

What does the final scene in Things Fall Apart (the commissioner writing a book) suggest?

a)

That Okonkwo becomes a legend

b)

That African voices are silenced in colonial narratives

c)

That Okonkwo wins the war

d)

That the tribe regains its power