Mr M's dream team of Thami and Isabel
Isabel
Mr M
Your Thami wants a return bout, does he?
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He will certainly welcome the opportunity to salvage his pride when it comes
along... his friends are teasing him mercilessly... but what I have come to
talk about is a prospect even more exciting than that.
Isabel
Mr M
I have just seen Miss Brockway and she has given it her official blessing. It
was her suggestion that I approach you directly. So here I am. Can you
spare a few minutes?
As many as you like.
It came to me as I sat there in Number One trying to be an impartial referee
while you and Thami went for each other hammer and tongs, no holds
barred and not quarter given or asked I don't blame our audience for heing
Once or twice I felt like doing some shouting myself. What a contest! But at
the same time, what a waste, I thought! Yes, you heard me correctly! A
waste! They shouldn't be fighting each other!
If the sight of them as opponents is so exciting, imagine what it would be like
if they were allies. If those two stood side by side, if they joined forces, they
could take on anybody... and win!
For the next few days that is all I could think of. It tormented me. When I
wrote my report about the debate in the school diary, that was the last
sentence. "But oh! What a waste!"
(Act 1, Scene 3)
Choose a description in COLUMN B that matches the name in COLUMN A.
Write only the letter (A-E) next to the question number [3.1.1(a) -3.1.1(d)].
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
A. Teacher and humanitarian activist
B. The Mayor of Camdeboo
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(a). Mr Pienaar
(b). Samuel
(c). Anela Myalatya
C. Brakwater's leading political activist.
(d). Mr Dawid Grobbelaar
D. The Inspector of Bantu Schools
E. A staunch supporter of the Zionist Church
(4)
Write the name of the school where the bout referred to in line 1 took place.
Based on your knowledge of the drama as a whole, suggest what Thami's
friends would be teasing him about.
(1)
(2)
Which one prospect is Mr M talking to Isabel about?
(1)
Refer to lines 5-7 ("I have just seen Miss Brockway... spare a few minutes?"
).
What clue do these lines give about the contrasting characters of Mr M and
Miss Brockway as teachers?
(2)
Refer to line 13 ("What a contest?")
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the
letter (AD) next to the question number (3.1.5).
Mr M's tone can best be described as ...
A. appreciation
B. shock
C. disgust
D. scornful
Refer to lines 13-15 ("Once or twice I felt... be fighting each other!").
How do you think Mr M would have said these words? Give a reason for your
(1)