Starter quiz

  • Del moves out of home in Scene Two of 'Leave Taking'. Where does she end up living?
    • with Brod
    • with friends
    • with Viv
    • with Mai  ✓
    • with the Pastor
  • 'Leave Taking' is a play. Pinnock employs dramatic methods to convey her messages. Which of the following are dramatic methods?
    • Pinnock's introduction
    • stage directions  ✓
    • foreshadowing  ✓
    • stanzas
    • scenes  ✓
  • Match the description of the relationship to the pairs of characters from 'Leave Taking'.
    • Enid and Del
      ⇔
      full of intergenerational conflict ✓
    • Del and Viv
      ⇔
      siblings ✓
    • Del and Mai
      ⇔
      developmental, for Del ✓
    • Del and Brod
      ⇔
      somewhat close, but mistrustful of each other ✓
    • Brod and Enid
      ⇔
      life long friends ✓
    • Enid and Mai
      ⇔
      client and consultant ✓
  • In Scene Seven of 'Leave Taking', Mai realises that Del has the gift of obeah. She says, "And now I ______ it plain plain."
    • 'see' ✓
  • In Scene One of 'Leave Taking', the Matthews family prepares to leave Mai's house. The stage directions read, "Enid and Viv go. Del ______ back."
    • 'hangs' ✓
  • The idea of belonging is very important to 'Leave Taking'. What does this word mean in the context of the play?
    • knowing what belongs to you - explored when Del steals from Mai
    • feeling a sense of security - explored when Del feels "hunted" by the police
    • feeling you are accepted somewhere - explored when Del faces discrimination  ✓
    • feeling you long to be someone else - explored when Viv criticises Enid
    • feeing you belong to someone else - explored through Enid's husband
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