Starter quiz
- The central character in 'Leave Taking' is Enid. Which of the following are important in terms of Enid's identity?
- her Jamaican roots ✓
- drinking after her mother dies
- her British citizenship ✓
- being a mother ✓
- being an obeah woman
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- In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock describes Enid as " ______ between two worlds."
- 'caught' ✓
- In 'Leave Taking', many themes are explored. What is a theme?
- A theme is a character the writer creates.
- The dialogue a writer includes to express their characters thoughts and feelings
- A synonym for a motif - a recurring symbol in a text.
- A theme is the plot the writer creates.
- An idea that is explored in a text in a number of different ways. ✓
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- In 'Leave Taking', why might Enid's sense of identity be fragile?
- she has migrated ✓
- her mother dies ✓
- her children are about to leave home ✓
- she argues with Brod
- she wants her husband to return
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- In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock says she became "fascinated" by the character of Enid. Why?
- her complex relationship with England ✓
- her complex relationship with her daughters ✓
- her role in the NHS
- her divorce
- as a way to explore the historical figure, Nanny of the Maroons
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- Why did Pinnock want to make Enid the lead and heroine of her play, 'Leave Taking'?
- Previously, only Shakespeare's plays had heroes and heroines.
- Pinnock had not seen a single mother in a lead role in a play before.
- Pinnock had not seen a heroine talk in tongues on stage before.
- Pinnock wanted to establish the idea of a Black British experience. ✓
- Pinnock had not seen a character portrayed as a cleaner in a lead role before. ✓
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