Short Stories H5 2021

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

How old was Maureen Daly when she wrote 16?

1. 15
2. 16
3. 25
4. 34

What does the girl say at the beginning of her story that foreshadows?

1. That she likes fashion
2. That according to Stalin the future lies in women
3. That she is very good at ice skating
4. That she is not dumb

Why is that important?

1. Because she feels silly for thinking he felt like she did
2. So the reader will believe her
3. Because she was hurt and felt sorry for herself
4. Because was a very smart and indepedent girl

Conflict

External: Gideon vs the scientists

Internal: Choosing between being loyal to you heritage vs loyal to your master

Themes

• Relationships: how power and social order is dependent on skin colour
• Cultural differences . Ex: native herbal medicine vs the whites science. Teddy's potential blindnes is symbolic of  the blindnes of the South African whites towards the natives.
• Growing up and growing apart-> Teddy and Gideon
• Trust: how power affects relationships

What is the importance of money in the story

1. it determines who is in charge and who is not
2. It is the yardstick for whites to value and appreciate everything
3. it is secretly wanted by publicly frowned upon
4. it is motivation of all that goes on at the Farquar´s farm

Why did Gideon and Teddy´s friendship grow distant?

1. Because he had called the small Piccanin only a black boy
2. Because the parents did not approve of it
3. Because Gideon refused to share the medicine plant
4. Because the boy was growing up, so it was inevitable

What conclusion did the scientist draw from his research in the homestead?

1. That the natives would never share their true wisdom with him
2. He was proved right again; there was no magic medicine
3. That the blue flowers were effective afterall
4. That he could make a lot of money out of Gideon's medicine

Why does Gideon look at Teddy sadly at the end of the story?

Indian Camp by Ernest Hemingway

Which word would express the theme of the story best?

"He was feeling exalted an talkative as football players in the dressing-room after a game" is meant to convey:

1. the relief after some anxious moments
2. the supremacy of the white man's culture
3. the masculinity of the scene
4. the self gratification of Nick's father

Why don't we learn father's name?

1. It helps to focus on George's experience
2. It puts him at the centre of the story
3. It puts him on a level with the Indians
4. It emphasizes his role of teaching Nick something

Which two counterpoints hug the central theme?

1. the Caesarean and the suicide
2. the cold night and the bowl of boiling water
3. the father and George
4. the shanty and the cold open air

What is ironic here: "'Ought to have a look at the proud father. They're usually the worst sufferers in these little affairs,' the doctor said. 'I must say he took it all pretty quietly'"?

The Bucket and the Rope

TF Powys

The bucket and the rope are

1. antagonists
2. personifications
3. part of the Dorset setting
4. insturments of death

How far were Mr Dendy and Betty apart in age?

1. 5 years
2. 9 years
3. 11 years
4. 14 years

Why does that matter?

Why can't the bucket and the rope understand Mr Dendy's suicide

What is ironic about their perspective? 

1. though they think they are wise, they lack understanding
2. though they mean well, they help to kill Mr Dendy
3. they don't understand what flowers symbolise
4. they think Bette is a sweet and innocent girl

Graham Greene

The perspective is of particular importance in this story. Why?

The narrator changes his mind about which initial observation?

1. That her first book will be successful
2. That he will pay for the chablis
3. That the boy and girl seem similar in appearance and character
4. That the Japanese gentlemen are not as interesting

What role does her beauty play?

1. It helps to set off the boy's ordinariness
2. It feeds the idea that it is why her publisher 'believes' in her
3. It amplifies her talent and charisma
4. It is the reason the narrator is observing her

What belongs to whom?

weakness

Strength

mother

uncle

experience

powers of observation

Why does he secretly hope the Chelsea Set will fail?

Explain the irony of the Japanes Gentlemen