Starter quiz

  • In 'Leave Taking', Viv and Del, Enid's children, are ______ generation immigrants.
    • 'second' ✓
  • In Scene One of 'Leave Taking', Viv says she wants to visit the West Indies. What reason does she give?
    • She wants to escape Enid.
    • She wants to visit Uncle Brod's family.
    • She feels it will help her understand her identity.  ✓
    • Mai suggests she goes rather than attending university.
    • She and Del have always talked about visiting.
  • What does Viv tell Del in Scene Five of 'Leave Taking'?
    • That their father used to abuse their mother.
    • That their grandmother is dead.
    • That she has booked a ticket to Jamaica.
    • That Enid has kicked her and Brod out.
    • That she skipped one of her A-Level exams.  ✓
  • When writing an essay on 'Leave Taking', you can include context to develop your ideas. There are four different types of context you could use. Match each to its definition.
    • Historical
      ⇔
      What was happening when the text was written ✓
    • Literary
      ⇔
      The text's style, genre and publication history ✓
    • Social
      ⇔
      Attitudes and values of the time period(s) ✓
    • Biographical
      ⇔
      Details from the writer's life ✓
  • In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Viv quotes from two British writers: William Shakespeare and Rupert Brooke. How does Enid respond?
    • She is angry that Viv is studying rather than helping her clean.
    • She quotes these writers back to Viv as well.
    • She asks her if she also knows who Nanny of the Maroons is.
    • She is proud, but confused as she doesn't know these quotations herself.  ✓
    • She asks Mai if this is enough to ensure Viv passes her exams.
  • In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock says her parents were "indoctrinated by a colonialist ______ that lionised [celebrated] all things British".
    • 'education' ✓
+