Sunday, 29 January 2017

Character Focus: Kambili, p.48 - 51


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Looking back on pages 48-51, answer the following questions in as much detail as possible:

  1. Where does Kambili stand in the line, and what does this suggest about her?
  2. What do the teachers wear, and what does this tell us?
  3. Who sings the national anthem, and why do you think some teachers don’t sing it?
  4. Why does Kambili struggle to start the pledge?
  5. Which quotations tell us that she is worried and frightened about speaking in front of people?
  6. What impressions do you have of (a) Kambil (b) Ezinne (c) Chinwe from their conversation on pages 49 and 50?
  7. What do you think the term ‘backyard snob’ means? Why might this apply to Kambili?
  8. Kambili tells Ezinne she “didn’t hear the first time Mother Lucy called me.” Do you think this is true?
  9. Why does Kambili run off at the end of school?
  10. What did Kambili’s Papa do when she took longer than expected? 

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