Starter quiz

  • What happens at the end of Scene Three of 'Leave Taking'?
    • Enid finds out Del has lost her job.
    • Enid slaps Del after an argument.
    • Enid finds out her mother has died.  ✓
    • Enid visits Mai, an obeah woman.
    • Enid and Brod dance together.
  • In 'Leave Taking', why is Enid particularly proud of her daughter, Viv?
    • She covers for her sister Del, showing loyalty.
    • She values her Jamaican roots and cultural identity.
    • She is on course to go to university.  ✓
    • She is very academic.  ✓
    • She was polite when the Pastor came round.
  • In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod says he 'dream[s]' of Jamaica. Enid says she doesn't dream about it because England 'is my ______'.
    • 'home' ✓
  • In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Brod acknowledges that Jamaica is very poor. He says, 'An why they poor? Because a ______'.
    • 'colonialism' ✓
  • At the end of Scene Three of 'Leave Taking', Del blames her mother for a specific event in their childhood. What is it?
    • Migrating from Jamaica to Britain.
    • Their father leaving.  ✓
    • Becoming friends with Mai, an obeah woman.
    • Getting a job as a hospital cleaner.
  • In Scene Three of 'Leave Taking', Viv expresses a desire to go to Jamaica and visit the extended family. Enid doesn't support this saying, 'You don't understand what ______ do to people.'
    • 'poverty' ✓
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