FORM 2 (The New Literature Component)

Poems

What Is Red?
My Hero by Willis Hall by Mary ONeill

Short Story

Cheat by Allan Baillie

(Short Story Arena)

Drama

A Night Out by O. Henry

(One Thousand Dollars and
Other Plays)

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POEMS

A My Hero by Willis Hall

Elements of the Poem

Paraphrase

Stanza 1

The persona is very proud of his father whom he feels is as brave as any other father. In his eyes, his
father is Number One as he is not afraid of the night and anything under the sun.

Stanza 2

The persona says his father is not afraid to watch horror movies late in the night. Scenes of skeletons
or even a real skeleton does not scare him.

Stanza 3

The persona is positive that his father is not afraid of ghosts and would even greet them. His father
will even fight with things that most other dads are afraid of.

Stanza 4

The personas father would not be upset by horror figures like vampires, wolf-man or Frankensteins
monster.

Stanza 5

The persona says his father is as brave as any other father and is always keen to show it. But, the
persona cannot understand why his father is afraid of a mere spider.

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Themes

Parent-child
relationship

Accepting
Hero worship people for what
they are

Themes

Belief in ones Everyone

skills and has flaws or
strengths weaknesses

Moral Values

MORAL VALUES

We should We must not

We must be able to We must be willing
recognise and be afraid to
separate the reality to help those in
acknowledge other acknowledge our
from make-believe. trouble.
peoples strengths. weaknesses.

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Literary Devices

Language & Style

Light, easy to read and
understand Tone and Mood
Attributive as the persona Direct and matter-of-fact
talks about his parents Serious and light-hearted
Innocence and pride
Point of View
First person
point of view
Rhetoric Questions
And is he afraid of
skeletons?
Rhyme & Rhythm Does Mum have to
Rhyme scheme come and remove it?
a, b, c, b

LITERARY
Symbol Irony
DEVICES
dead of night and The irony is that the
anything under the father does not seem
sun are symbolic to be afraid of horror
of the dark and movies, vampires and
everything not even Frankensteins
feared by the monster but he
personas father is afraid of a little
spider.

Imagery
a late-night film, Full of horrors
this phrase gives a clear picture
of a horror movie
vampires, Or a wolf-man a
clear image of horror figures
Repetition
My dads brave as a dad can be,
emphasises the personas belief
that his father is brave.

Enrichment Exercises
Exercise 1
Read the following statements and state True or False for each of the statements.

1. The persona is happy that his father is brave. ( )

2. In the personas eyes, his father is a hero worthy of his admiration. ( )
3. The persona watches late-night horror movies. ( )
4. He enjoys watching sitcoms late at night with his father. ( )

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5. The persona believes his father will talk with ghosts in a friendly manner. ( )
6. Vampires and wolf-men are horror figures seen in movies only. ( )
7. The personas mother solves the spider problem for the personas father. ( )
8. The persona and his father are similarly afraid of spiders. ( )
9. When ghosts appear in front of the persona, he will greet them. ( )
10. Frankenstein is a huge figure that scares everyone except the hero. ( )

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list provided.

moral value moments of weakness Number One on a pedestal hero

dead of night Late-night horror under the sun greet and talk remove a spider

The poem, My Hero is written by Willis Hall. It tells of the personas ideas about his father whom he
regards as his (1) . He considers his father as (2) , a person who is not
afraid of the (3) . This courage makes him ready to combat anything (4) .
(5) movies with scenes of skeletons do not scare him too. The persona is confident his
father will (6) with ghosts if he sees them. Ghost-like figures like vampires, wolf-man and
Frankenstein do not upset the personas father. However, surprisingly, his father has to depend on his
mother to (7) in the bath. Even a hero has (8) . The storys main theme is
hero-worship or putting someone (9) . The (10) related to this is we must
learn to recognise and acknowledge other peoples strengths.

PT3 Summative Practice

Exercise 1
Read stanzas 1 3 of the poem, My Hero, carefully. Then, answer questions (a) (d).
(a) What type of movies does the personas father enjoy and when does he watch them?

(b) How do we know the persona is very confident that his father is not afraid of ghosts?

(c) List the monster figures mentioned by the persona.

(d) What does the persona say about his hero and ghosts? Do you feel this is an exaggeration? Give a reason
for your answer. HOTS

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Exercise 2
Read the poem, My Hero, carefully. Then, answer questions (a) (d).
(a) From stanza 3, how does the persona compare his father with others?

(b) What does the word skeletons bring to mind? Why does the persona mention this?

(c) In the personas eyes, how do you think his father has proved he is brave?

(d) What does the last stanza tell you about the personas father? How do you think the persona feels about this?
HOTS

Exercise 3
Read the poem, My Hero, carefully. Then, answer questions (a) (d).
(a) What do the expressions dead of night and anything under the sun tell you of the personas feeling with
regards to his father?

(b) Do you think the persona accompanies his father while the latter watches his movies? Give a reason for your
answer.

(c) What are the things that the persona feels scare most dads the most but not his dad?

(d) How do we know that the personas father has a weakness? Do you feel this is normal? Give a reason for
your answer. HOTS

B What is Red? by Mary ONeill

Paraphrase of the Poem

The persona talks of things that are naturally red and things that are associated or tinged with
red. The sunset, a sunburn spot, a rose, blood, a brick, a lipstick, a fire engine, trimmings on a
circus cart and fire are red in colour. Certain feelings like being brave, embarrassment and anger
are associated with red. A signal that indicates danger is also red. With all these associations, red
is a proud colour but we cannot do without it.

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Themes

Interdependence
of nature and
people

Appreciation
of common
Alertness
features among
people

Themes

Do not take
Value the
things for
obvious
granted

Moral Values

MORAL VALUES

We should be People may come

We should
alert of our We should not from different cultural
value nature as
surroundings take for granted backgrounds but the same
a source of our
and what it what is obvious. thing runs in their body
needs.
offers. red blood.

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Literary Devices

Language & Style

Language simple and easy
to understand Tone and Mood
Point of View Descriptive and informative Direct and reflective
Second person All-knowing and accepting
point of view

Rhyme & Rhythm Rhetoric Questions

Rhyme scheme But can you imagine,
a, b, c, b Living without it?

LITERARY
Symbol DEVICES
Irony
The colour red is
The colour red is
symbolic of things in
full of contrast and
nature and things people
challenging but it has
use and human feelings.
to be valued as we
The colour red is bright,
cannot do without it.
hot and blazing.

Personification
Repetition
Red squiggles out personifies blood that
The word red is repeated
flows when one cuts ones hand.
throughout the poem which is a
Red runs through your head personifies
repeat-a-word poem.
the feeling of anger in ones head.

Enrichment Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the poem.

The poem What Is Red? is written by Mary ONeill. It is a (1) poem and contains the word
(2) which is repeated at the beginning of each line. The poem is written in the form of one long
stanza. The persona mentions the things that are red in colour or are related to the colour red. Things in
nature like the (3) and the flower, rose, are red. Certain
human feelings like when one feels embarrassed, (4) , excited or brave are all associated with
red. A cut on the hand causes blood to (5) . Physical things like a (6) ,
lipstick, (7) on a circus cart and a warning road sign is red. Fire and the things associated with
it, like (8) and (9) are considered red. A native from America is a (10)
and a Valentine heart is also red. The colour red is a show-off but we cannot live without it.

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Exercise 2
Complete the lines below with appropriate rhyming words from the list given below.

heart nose about trick

upset lot pout ride

1. Red may be a happy shout

But walk dont run

2. Red is a bright sunset

Go and watch it if youre .

3. Red is a block of brick

That makes a red wall in a .

4. Red is a sunburn spot

Out in the sun and you get a .

5. Red is the blood that oozes out

Apply a bandage and dont .

6. Red is embarrassment but dont hide

Take your bicycle and go for a .

7. Red the trimmings on a cart

Decorate it well with your .

8. Red or yellow is a rose

Smell it deeply with your .

PT3 Summative Practice

Exercise 1

Read the poem, What Is Red? carefully. Then, answer questions (a) (d).
(a) What is likely to happen to our nose if we stand out under the hot sun for some time?

(b) Why is the rose referred to as sometimes red?

(c) What literary device is related to the expression red squiggles out? Explain what it means.

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(d) The expression fire-flicker red refers to the colour of fire. Do you think it is a good comparison? Why do you
say so? Name two other items associated with fire and which are mainly red. Does one of these show other
colours when used?

Exercise 2

Read the poem, What Is Red? carefully. Then, answer questions (a) (d).
(a) Based on the poem, when would ones body feel red or hotness inside?

(b) How is the sunset described and which colour makes it so?

(c) Why does the persona say that a Valentine heart is red?

(d) What do you feel about the poem? Do you agree with the persona that red is a show-off? Give a reason for
your answer. HOTS

Exercise 3

Read the poem, What Is Red? carefully. Then, answer questions (a) (d).
(a) The persona mentions red is a brick. Is this a standard thing?

(b) What happens when one is angry and which results in ones face turning red?

(c) List three items that we see every day and which are red.

(d) What does the line feeling brave with all your might mean? When would one be in that position? HOTS

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SHORT STORY

Cheat by Allan Baillie (Short Story Arena)

Setting

Place
School classroom, school corridor
and headmasters office

SETTING

Time
Present and a few school days

Characters

Geoff Bolder

Lynne Headmaster
Webbings Velos

CHARACTERS

Teacher Mr
Marge
Matheson

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Plot

Headmaster Velos announces that Geoff is the winner of the short story
EXPOSITION competition and Lynne is a close second. Lynne is disappointed but
controls herself as she congratulates Geoff.

Lynne has her feelings of disappointment in check and goes about

CONFLICT her school activities as usual. She shares a joke with Geoff about how
Headmaster Velos chose the winner.

Lynne comes across a Bradburie story of an escaped elephant in a park.

CLIMAX She becomes emotional and gets all worked up assuming that Geoff
had copied the story. She labels him a cheat in her mind but does not
know how to expose him.

Lynnes mention of the name Bradburie disturbs Geoff. Later, Lynne

FALLING ACTION is called to the Headmasters office. He looks grim and embarrassed
and Geoff is there too. The winning medal is on a Bradburie book on
the table.

Headmaster Velos accepts Geoffs explanation that his story may not
be original. He is not disqualified but Lynnes story is now considered
RESOLUTION the best and she replaces Geoff as the winner. However, Lynne is not
happy at this turn of events. She does not want to win this way. She
also begins to doubt her own story as being original.

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Themes

Competitiveness

Presumptuous
and taking
Honesty
situations for
granted

Themes

Keeping anger Keep faith

in oneself with friends

Creativity and
self-confidence

Moral Values

MORAL VALUES

We should have the Creativity is a positive We should learn to let

spirit of competitiveness attitude and can go and talk out our
in order to further our increase our self- anger whether it is with
good character traits. confidence and skills. friends or enemies.

We should not be Friends are an important

We should
overly presumptuous part of our daily life and so
be honest in
and take situations or we should have faith and
whatever we do.
people for granted. not judge them too harshly.

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Enrichment Exercises
Exercise 1
Answer the following questions.

1. What is Headmaster Velos doing? Which students stories are considered for the final win?

2. What are the two types of stories written by the two students? State the subject of each of their story.

3. How do you think the two competitors feel while waiting for the announcement? Support your answer with
textual evidence. HOTS

4. Lynnes story writing:

(a) Time spent:
(b) Character:
(c) Genre:
(d) Elements of the short story she worked on:

5. How does Lynne react in school and at home after the results are announced?
(a) In school:
(b) At home:

6. How do we know that Lynne has got over her disappointment with the results of the competition?

7. (a) What does Lynne do when she comes across Bradburies book of short stories?

(b) What thoughts run through her mind? How do we know she is highly disturbed with her discovery?

(c) What does she do subsequently? What does she decide ultimately?

(d) How and where does Lynne mention the name Bradburie to Geoff?

8. Headmaster Velos: To come to the point. I am telling you this so you can understand.
(a) To whom is Headmaster Velos talking?

(b) What does the word this refer to?

(c) What is Headmaster Velos final decision and what do you think of it? HOTS

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Exercise 2
Read the following sentences and write True (T) or False (F) for the sentences appropriately.
1. Lynne and Geoff wait patiently for the headmaster to enter the hall. ( )
2. Lynne writes an exciting story about a sheepdog in a flood. ( )
3. Lynne hopes impatiently for a tie in the results of the competition. ( )
4. There is a tie in the results and both share the Holmes-Watkins Medal. ( )
5. Headmaster Velos congratulates the two winners of the competition. ( )
6. Geoff has a weird sense of humour and Lynne laughs at his jokes. ( )
7. Mr Matheson and Geoffs classmates are surprised at Geoffs choice of ambition. ( )
8. Headmaster Velos believes that Geoff has not copied his story. ( )
9. Lynne agrees with the headmaster that Geoff should not be disqualified. ( )
10. Lynne is far from happy at being considered to have written a better story than Geoff. ( )

Exercise 3
Based on the short story, match the definitions to the elements of the plot.

Definition Elements

(a) Lynne is angry and labels Geoff a cheat when

she reads Bradburies elephant story as she Falling Action
assumes that he copied the story.

(b) Headmaster Velos accepts Geoffs confession

and reverses the competition results, giving
Climax
the first place winner to Lynne. She feels
upset and also begins to doubt her own story.

(c) After hearing Lynne mentioning the name

Bradburie, Geoff talks to Headmaster Velos Exposition
who then calls Lynne to his office.

(d) Lynne is back to normal and can talk to Geoff

Resolution
though feeling angry.

(e) Headmaster Velos announces that Geoffs

story is the first place winner with Lynne a Conflict
close second. Lynne is disappointed.

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DRAMA

A Night Out by O. Henry

Setting

Place
New York City doorway of the house where Chandler
rents a room
A street corner where Chandler runs into Marian
An expensive restaurant where the well-dressed Chandler
and the poorly-dressed Marian have their dinner
SETTING Marians room in her home where she confides in her
sister

Time
Evening to night Chandler spends an interesting
evening and night at an expensive restaurant with Marian
Present day New York City

Characters

Towers
Chandler

Mrs Black, Marian

the landlady

CHARACTERS

Sissie Jeff White

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Plot

Chandler is all set for his expensive once-in-ten-week night out. His
EXPOSITION friend and landlady are surprised about this as he has not settled his
rent for the month. Chandler collides with Marian at a street corner.
She is dressed in an old coat and hat.

Marian falls down and hurts her foot. To help her recover from the pain
CONFLICT and also liking what he sees, Chandler invites Marian to have dinner
with him. She agrees to it after they introduce themselves to each other.

They dine in an expensive restaurant. To impress Marian, Chandler

CLIMAX gives her the impression he is a rich do-nothing man who only enjoys
luxurious activities. Unfortunately, Marian is not impressed. Feeling
sad and disappointed, she leaves for home.

They go their separate ways after dinner, each with their own thoughts
FALLING ACTION of the other. Marian leaves sadly and is disappointed with Chandlers
way of life while Chandler regrets not telling the truth about himself.

Marian tells Sissie that though they are expected to marry into rich
RESOLUTION families, she could not love someone who is a do-nothing guy and has
no proper work even if he has blue eyes and is kind.

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Themes

Live within ones

means

Attitudes in Honesty is the

life best policy

Themes

Foolishness
Resourcefulness
and egoism

Hard work, not Awareness of

mere words, ones status in
brings success life

Moral Values

MORAL VALUES

We should take note of

Be happy with what you
have and do not crave
for what you dont have.
We should be honest
our status in life and
with ourselves, friends
rise beyond it through
and family.
hard work.

We should not do
We should plan and Adopt the right attitude
things or be involved
budget for what we towards friends, family
in situations to satisfy
want in life. and situations.
our ego.

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Enrichment Exercises
Exercise 1
Answer the following questions.
1. Who wrote the drama, A Night Out?

2. Name the two main characters in the drama and explain how they get to know each other.

3. (a) What does Chandler work as and how much does he earn a week?

(b) How does Chandler budget his weekly pay?

4. (a) What does Chandler do with his savings?

(b) What does he say on what he is doing on that special night?

(c) Based on the text, do you agree with Chandlers actions?

5. (a) What happens to Chandler and Marian at the street corner?

(b) How is Marian physically affected?

(c) What does Chandler do and what does this tell us about him? HOTS

6. Chandler describes himself as a do-nothing man to Marian. Why do you think he does this and has he done
the correct thing? Give a reason for your answer. HOTS

7. Describe both Chandlers and Marians feelings at the end of their evening together. Give a reason for their
feeling this way. HOTS

8. What is Marians family status? Why is she considered dressed inappropriately when she went out?

9. (a) Explain in your own words Marians thoughts about the man she would like to marry.

(b) What moral lesson do you think we can learn from the meeting between Chandler and Marian? HOTS

10. Do you feel the title is appropriate for the drama?

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Exercise 2
Match the sentence parts in column A to those in column B to complete the sequence of events. Write the
sentences in the space provided for a complete synopsis of the story.

Column A Column B

1. That evening, Chandler plans to (a) and then invites her for dinner.

2. Mrs Black is surprised to see (b) her mother is worried.

(c) not his way of life as a do-

3. Chandler walks to the restaurant and
nothing.

(d) Chandler dressed up in fine

4. Marian runs into Chandler because she is
clothes.

(e) live like a man with a million

5. Chandler introduces himself to Marian
dollars.

(f) although she looks like a shop

6. A do-nothing person is hard-working
girl.

(g) at enjoying and entertaining

7. Chandler thinks Marian is wonderful
himself.

(h) moving too quickly along the

8. Marian has been away for two hours and
street.

9. The girls are expected to marry (i) goes home in a taxi.

(j) people who are as rich as

10. Marian likes Chandler for his kindness but
them.

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Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the list below of the scene when Chandler meets Marian and have
dinner together.

looks presentable street corner takes a liking hurt her foot

feels stupid a good dinner takes her leave needs time to recover
invites her to dine do-nothing man

Chandler, dressed up in his finest, is on his way to dinner. As he turns a (1) , a lady dressed
in an old coat and hat runs into him. She is moving too fast and the collision causes her to fall down
and (2) . Chandler helps her to get up and offers to call a taxi for her. However, her foot
is quite painful and (3) . Chandler looks at her carefully and (4) to her. He
(5) with him at the expensive restaurant with the excuse that her foot needs time to recover.
They exchange names and she feels she is unsuitably dressed but he assures her she (6) .
They have (7) together. In the ensuing conversation, Marian asks about Chandlers work.
He says he is a (8) who works hard at doing nothing interesting. Marian considers this sadly
and (9) . On the other hand, Chandler thinks Marian is a shop girl and (10)
for not telling her the truth.

Exercise 4
Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow.

White: Eighteen dollars. Why?

Chandler: And how much of that eighteen dollars do you spend each week?
White: All of it, of course.
Chandler: Well, I dont. Each week I save one dollar out of my eighteen. Then, every ten weeks, I can buy
myself an evening to remember.
White: What do you do?
Chandler: I put on my finest clothes, go to one of the best restaurants in New York, eat the most expensive
food on the menu, drink the best coffee, then take a taxi home.

(a) Why do you think White adds on the words of course when he says he spends all of his eighteen
dollars?

(b) How does Chandler manage to have his evening to remember? Why does he do this?

(c) Based on the extract, do you think Chandler has an evening to remember? Give reasons to support
your answer. HOTS

(d) Based on the extract, if you are in Whites place, what advice would you give Chandler about doing
what he is doing? HOTS

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POEMS (a) They indicate that the persona feels his father does
not fear anything, either physical or metaphysical and
A My Hero anywhere.
(b) No, I do not think he does because it would not be
Enrichment Exercises healthy for him as the father watches them late at night.
Exercise 1 (c) I think it would be ghosts and horror figures and may be
1. True people who are bullies.
2. True (d) The persona mentions that his mother has to help
remove the spider from the bench. I think it is normal
3. False
for people, even the brave ones, to have a weakness
4. False
because they are humans.
5. True
6. True
7. True B What Is Red?
8. False
9. False Enrichment Exercises
10. False Exercise 1
Exercise 2 1. repeat-a-word
1. hero 2. red
2. Number One 3. blazing and bright sunset
3. dead of night 4. angry
4. under the sun 5. squiggle out
5. Late-night horror 6. brick
6. greet and talk 7. trimmings
7. remove a spider 8. fire-cracker
8. moments of weakness 9. fire-engine
9. on a pedestal 10. Red Indian
10. moral value
Exercise 2
PT3 Summative Practice 1. about
Exercise 1 2. upset
3. trick
(a) He enjoys horror movies and he watches them in the
dead of night. 4. lot
(b) He mentions it a few times and even insists his father 5. pout
will smile and greets ghosts if he meets them. 6. ride
(c) The monster figures are vampires, wolf-man and 7. heart
Frankenstein. 8. nose
(d) He feels his hero is not afraid of ghosts. Yes, I feel this
is an exaggeration and a misunderstanding because this
idea came up only because the father watches horror PT3 Summative Practice
movies at night.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
(a) We are likely to get a red spot or sunburn.
(a) He compares by saying that his father is as brave as any (b) The rose comes in a few colours not just red. That is
father can be that is he is as brave as any one of them. why it is sometimes red.
(b) It brings to mind dead people. The persona mentions (c) The literary device is personification. It means that blood
this as skeletons may be associated with horror movies. is like a person that creeps out.
(c) He has proved this by watching late-night horror movies.
(d) Yes, it is a good comparison because fire is red in
(d) The last stanza states that the brave father has a
colour. The items are fire-cracker and fire-engine. Yes,
weakness, that is, he is afraid of spiders. I think the
fire-crackers show the colours of the rainbow when
persona must be confused and not understand why a
used.
brave person can be afraid of spiders.

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Exercise 2
(a) Ones body would feel red or hotness inside when one is
embarrassed.
(b) The sunset is described as blazing and bright and the
colour red makes it so.
(c) He says this because a picture or image of a heart for
Valentines Day is always red in colour.
(d) I like the poem as it gives a good insight into the colour
red and its association with many things. The colour red
is a show-off because its brightness makes it attractive
and eye-catching.
Exercise 3
(a) No, I feel this is not so because bricks come in other
colours too.
(b) When one is angry, blood rushes to the head and so we
look red in the face.
(c) The three items are bricks, lipstick and a rubber ball.
(d) It means to be extremely courageous and this may
happen on occasions one is doing rescue work like a
fireman or lifeguard saving someone.
SHORT STORY
Cheat!
Enrichment Exercises
Exercise 1
1. He is announcing the winners of the short story
competition. The two students whose stories are
considered for the final win are Geoff Bolder and
Lynne Webbings.
2. Lynne writes a drama about a sheepdog and Geoff
writes a comedy about a circus elephant.
3. Lynne feels impatient and anxious as evidenced by
the expressions gripped her chair... was not smiling
and Geoff is relaxed and carefree as evidenced by the
words grinning at her.
4. (a) weeks
(b) a red-eyed dumb red kelpie
(c) drama
(d) plot, characterisation and atmosphere
5. (a) In school: blinks hard, smiled, shrugs to her
friends, clapped and congratulated Geoff
(b) At home: she is despondent and her food tastes
like cardboard
6. She puts her short story aside, jokes with Geoff and
concentrates on her school activities.
7. (a) She reads the story again and again and the tips
of her ears prickle with anger.
(b) She thinks immediately that Geoff copied the story
of the elephant from Bradburie. The evidence is
she uses the word cheat to refer to Geoff.
(c) She debates on how to expose Geoff speak to
the headmaster or write an anonymous to him
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about Geoff. Ultimately, she decides not to do
anything.
(d) She mentions it to him in a sudden burst of anger
along the corridor.
8. (a) Lynne
(b) The word this refers to Geoffs confession that he
had read Bradburies book three years ago and
had forgotten about it until that day.
(c) He decides not to disqualify Geoff and considers
Lynnes story a little better than Geoffs and so she
deserves the prize. I think this is unfair to Lynne as
she is not publicly acknowledged as the winner.
Exercise 2
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F
6. T 7. T 8. T 9. F 10. T
Exercise 3
1. c 2. a 3. e 4. b 5. d
DRAMA
A Night Out
Enrichment Exercises
Exercise 1
1. O. Henry
2. Chandler and Marian and they meet through an
accidental meeting at a street corner.
3. (a) He is an office worker and he earns eighteen
dollars a week.
(b) He saves a dollar a week from his weekly pay.
4. (a) He uses his savings to have an evening to
remember by dressing up in his finest, go to an
expensive restaurant and have a good dinner and
the best coffee and takes a taxi home.
(b) He says he feels good about being with some of
the richest people in America and having them
think that he is rich.
(c) No, I do not think this is right as his pay is quite low
and he should pay his rent first before indulging in
his fantasy.
5. (a) They collide into each other when Marian walks
into Chandler.
(b) Marian falls down and hurts her foot.
(c) He offers to get a taxi to take her home and then
changes his mind and invites her for dinner. This
tells us that he is basically a kind person.
6. He does this because he wants to impress Marian
whom he thinks is poor as she is dressed in an old
coat and hat. No, I feel he has not done the correct
thing because not everyone is impressed by wealth.
7. Marian and Chandler feel regretful at the end of the
dinner. Marian regrets that Chandler does not have
proper work while Chandler regrets not telling the truth
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about himself. The reason for their feeling this way is Exercise 3
because they seem to have a liking for each other. 1. street corner
8. Marian comes from a wealthy family and it is 2. hurt her foot
inappropriate for her to dress in an old coat and hat. 3. needs time to recover
9. (a) She would like to marry a person who is kind and 4. takes a liking
has a steady job and she does not mind him being 5. invites her to dine
poor. 6. looks presentable
(b) The moral lesson here is we should always be 7. a good dinner
honest and not exaggerate about our status or
8. do-nothing man
financial situations as we never know when it can
9. takes her leave
backfire.
10. feels stupid
10. Yes, I think the title is appropriate because it is a
night out for the main characters Chandler and Marian. Exercise 4
They do not know what to expect and end up having a
(a) He says that because a pay of eighteen dollars a week
good night out.
is not much and I think the amount is enough for his
Exercise 2 personal expenses.
(b) He manages to do this by saving one dollar a week for
1. e 2. d 3. i 4. h 5. a
ten weeks. He does this as it makes him feel wonderful
6. g 7. f 8. b 9. j 10. c
to sit with some rich people and make them think he is
rich too.
That evening, Chandler plans to live like a man with a million
(c) Yes, I think he has. The reasons are he meets Marian
dollars. Mrs Black is surprised to see Chandler dressed up
and whom he likes at first sight and he regrets not telling
in fine clothes. Chandler walks to the restaurant and goes
her the truth about himself.
home in a taxi. Marian runs into Chandler because she is
moving too quickly along the street. Chandler introduces (d) I would tell Chandler not to do that as it is better to be
himself to Marian and then invites her for dinner. A do- oneself and not indulge in fanciful dreams. It is better for
nothing person is hard-working at enjoying and entertaining him to rise above his social status through work rather
himself. Chandler thinks Marian is wonderful although she than faking his identity. He could lose out in the long run.
looks like a shop girl. Marian has been away for two hours
and her mother is worried. The girls are expected to marry
people who are as rich as them. Marian likes Chandler for
his kindness but not his way of life as a do-nothing.

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