Viv's relationship with the education system | English

Starter quiz

In 'Leave Taking', which character suggests that Viv should question what she is being taught at school?
- Enid
- Del
- Mai
- Brod ✓
Match these key words to their definitions. Each word helps us understand Pinnock's exploration of education in 'Leave Taking'.
- formal education
  
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  learning that happens in institutions ✓
- informal education
  
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  learning that occurs outside a formal setting ✓
- Eurocentric
  
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  a focus on European culture, ignoring culture from the wider world ✓
How does Scene Two of 'Leave Taking' begin?
- with Enid and Del fighting
- with Brod drinking
- with Enid cleaning, and Viv studying ✓
- with an obeah reading
- with Enid learning her mother has died
Viv appears in five scenes of 'Leave Taking'. Match her scenes to their plot points.
- Scene One
  
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  is taken to an obeah reading; wants to ask about her exam results ✓
- Scene Two
  
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  studies whilst Enid cleans the house ✓
- Scene Three
  
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  expresses that she wants to take a gap year ✓
- Scene Four
  
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  Enid gives her money for university ✓
- Scene Five
  
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  skips one of her A Level exams ✓
Why does Viv skip one of her A Level exams in Scene Five of 'Leave Taking'?
- she wants to impress Del
- Brod tells her to
- Enid has agreed that she can take a gap year
- she wants to become an obeah woman rather than go to university
- she wants to rebel against the formal education system ✓
In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Enid and Brod disagree about the value of of Del and Viv knowing about their Jamaican heritage. Brod says, "You ______ these girls all wrong."
- 'teaching' ✓