ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGEPAPER 2

GRADE 12SEPTEMBER 2012

MARKS: 70 TIME: 2 HOURSINSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATIONPlease read this page carefully before you answer the questions.

1. Do NOT attempt to read the entire question paper. Consult the Table of Contents on the next page and mark the numbers of the questions set on the texts you have studied this year. Read those questions and choose the ones you wish to answer.

2. This question paper consists of FOUR sections:SECTION A: Novel (35)SECTION B:Drama. (35)SECTION C: Short Stories (35)SECTION D: Poetry (35)

3. Answer TWO sections as follows:SECTION A: NOVELAnswer ONE question on the novel you have studiedSECTION B: DRAMAAnswer ONE question on the drama you have studiedSECTION C: Short storiesAnswer ONE questionSECTION D: PoetryAnswer TWO questionsUse the checklist to assist you.

4. Follow the instructions at the beginning of each section carefully.5. Number your answers exactly as the questions are numbered in this question paper.6. Start EACH section on a NEW page.7. Spend approximately 60 minutes on each section.8. Write neatly and legibly.

TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION Al NOVELAnswer any ONE questionQUESTION NO. QUESTION MARKS PAGE NO

1. To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Question 352. To Kill a Mockingbird Contextual questions 353. Lord of the Flies Essay Question 354. Lord of the Flies Contextual Questions 355. A grain of Wheat Essay Question 356. A grain of Wheat Contextual Questions 35

SECTION B: DRAMAAnswer ANY ONE question

7. Romeo and Juliet Essay Question 358. Romeo and Juliet Contextual Questions 359. Nothing but the Truth Essay Question 3510. Nothing but the Truth Contextual Questions 35

SECTION C: SHORT STORIESAnswer ANY ONE question

11. Manhood Essay Question 3512. The Dube Train Contextual question 35

SECTION D: POETRYAnswer ANY TWO questions

13. On his Blindness Contextual question 17½14. An Elementary school

classroom in a slumContextual question 17½

15. The birth of Shaka Contextual question 17½16. A prayer for my countrymen

Contextual question 17½

CHECKLISTNOTE:

Answer questions from ANY TWO sections. Tick the sections you have answered.

SECTION QUESTION NUMBERS NO. OF QUESTIONS TO ANSWER

TICK

A: NovelEssay OR Contextual

1-6 1

B: DramaEssay OR Contextual

7-10 1

C: Short StoriesEssay or Contextual

11-12 1

D: PoetryContextual

13-16 2

NOTE: Ensure that you have answered questions on TWO sections only.

SECTION A: NOVELIn this section, there are questions and contextual questions on the following novels:

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding A GRAIN OF WHEAT by Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Answer ONE question (EITHER the essay OR the contextual question) on the novel you have studied.QUESTION 1 (ESSAY QUESTION)TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

The title of the book is To Kill a Mockingbird. Read the following quote:“Atticus said to Jem one day, “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.“Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

There are some characters in the story that can identify with the mockingbird. Comment on why these characters can be seen as mockingbirds. Tom Robinson Dolphus Raymond Boo Radley Jem and Scout Mayella Ewell

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ORQUESTION 2 (CONTEXTUAL QUESTION)TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRDRead the following extracts from the novel and answer the set questions. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of you answer.NOTE: Answer the question set on BOTH extracts, e.g. QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2

2.1 [Jem and Scout return from town. They already passed the Dubose house.]What Jem did was something I’d do as a matter of course had I not been under Atticus’s interdict, which I assumed included not fighting horrible old ladies. We had just come to her gate when Jem snatched my baton and ran flailing wildly up the steps into Mrs. Dubose’s front yard, forgetting everything Atticus had said, forgetting that she packed a pistol under her shawls, forgetting that if Mrs. Dubose missed, her girl Jessie probably wouldn’t.

He did not begin to calm down until he had cut the tops off every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose had owned, until the ground was littered with green buds and leaves. He bent my baton against his knee, snapped it in two and threw it down.By that time I was shrieking. Jem yanked my hair, said he didn’t care, he’d do it again if he got a chance, and if I didn’t shut up he’d pull every hair out of my head. I didn’t shut up and he kicked me. I lost my balance and fell on my face. Jem picked me up roughly but looked like he was sorry. There was nothing to say. We did not choose to meet Atticus coming home that evening. We skulked around the kitchen until Calpurnia threw us out. By some voo-doo system Calpurnia seemed to know all about it. She was a less than satisfactory source of palliation, but she did give Jem a hot biscuit-and-butter which he tore in half and shared with me. It tasted like cotton.2.1.1 What interdict was Scout placed under by Atticus?

(1)2.1.2 Explain briefly why Mrs. Dubose is described as a “horrible old lady”?

(2)2.1.3 “something I’d do as a matter of course” Explain the meaning of this expression.

(2)2.1.4 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence:

Jem got very angry at Mrs. Dubose because she ____________ Atticus.A insultedB invitedC incrustedD bedevilled

(1)2.1.5 Read the following sentence: “when Jem snatched my baton and ran flailing wildly

up the steps into Mrs. Dubose’s front yard, forgetting everything Atticus had said, forgetting that she packed a pistol under her shawls, forgetting that if Mrs. Dubose missed, her girl Jessie probably wouldn’t” Why is it appropriate that the phrase “forgetting” is repeated three times? What does this suggest about Jem’s frame of mind?

(3)2.1.6 “He bent my baton against his knee, snapped it in two and threw it down.” For how

long has Scout had that baton?(1)

2.1.7 Look at the following sentence: “By some voo-doo system Calpurnia seemed to know all about it” Explain the metaphor used in this sentence.

(2)2.1.8 What is ironic about the fact that the children chose not to meet Atticus coming

home that evening?(2)

2.1.9 Was Jem wrong in destroying Mrs Dubose’s Camellias? Give a reason for your answer.

(2)2.1.10 Which punishment did Jem receive from Atticus?

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2.2 [Scout had to take Dill out of the courtroom because he was crying.]As Mr. Dolphus Raymond was an evil man I accepted his invitation reluctantly, but I followed Dill. Somehow, I didn’t think Atticus would like it if we became friendly with Mr. Raymond, and I knew Aunt Alexandra wouldn’t.“Here,” he said, offering Dill his paper sack with straws in it. “Take a good sip, it’ll quieten you.”Dill sucked on the straws, smiled, and pulled at length.“Hee hee,” said Mr. Raymond, evidently taking delight in corrupting a child.“Dill, you watch out now,” I warned.Dill released the straws and grinned. “Scout, it’s nothing but Coca-Cola.”Mr. Raymonds sat up against the tree-trunk. He had been lying on the grass. “You little folks won’t tell on me now, will you?” It’d ruin my reputation if you did.”“You mean all you drink in that sack’s Coca-Cola? Just plain Coca-Cola?”“Yes ma’am,” Mr Raymond nodded. I liked his smell: it was of leather, horses, cottonseed. He wore the only English riding boots I had ever seen. “That’s all I drink, most of the time.”“Then you just pretend you’re half -----? I beg your pardon, sir,” I caught myself. “I didn’t mean to be –“Mr. Raymond chuckled, not at all offended, and I tried to frame a discreet question: “Why do you do like you do?”“Wh—o yes, you mean why do I pretend? Well, it’s very simple,” he said.“Some folks don’t – like the way I live. Now I could say the hell with ‘em, I don’t care if they don’t like it. I do say I don’t care if they don’t like it, right enough – but I don’t say to hell with ‘em, see?”Dill and I said, “No sir.”2.2.1 Match the names in Column 1 to the descriptions in Column 2. Write down only the

question number (2.2.1 (a) – 2.2.1 (d) and the letter (A-D) of your answer.COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2

(a) Dill Accused of raping Mayella(b) Scout Accused Tom Robinson of raping her(c) Tom Robinson Had to take Dill outside(d) Mayella Ewell Cried because he didn’t like the way Gilmer

questioned Tom Robinson(4)

2.2.2 Why is Mr Dolphus Raymond considered to be an evil man? State THREE points.(3)

2.2.3 Give two reasons why Aunt Alexandra would not like Mr Raymond?(2)

2.2.4 “Here,” he said, offering Dill his paper sack with straws in it. “Take a good sip, it’ll quieten you.”Dill sucked on the straws, smiled, and pulled at length.“Hee hee,” said Mr. Raymond, evidently taking delight in corrupting a child.

(a) Why would Scout think Mr. Raymond is corrupting Dill?(2)

(b) Give two reasons why there is a paper sack around the bottle?(2)

2.2.5 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote no more that TWO consecutive words from the extract to prove your answer.Mr Raymond was an alcoholic.

(2)2.2.6 Some people don’t like the way Dolphus Raymond lives. How does he live? State two

facts.(2)

2.2.7 What is the main reason the people of Maycomb did not like Dolphus Raymond?(1)

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QUESTION 3 (ESSAY QUESTION)LORD OF THE FLIESSimon plays an important role in getting the message of the novel across to us.Write an essay in which you discuss the role of Simon in the novel. In your answer,refer also to specific incidents and characters in the novel in support of yourdiscussion.YOU DID NOT DO THIS BOOK!!!

ORQUESTION 4 (CONTEXTUAL QUESTION)LORD OF THE FLIESRead the following extracts from the novel and answer the set questions. The numberof marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of youranswer.NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 4.1 andQUESTION 4.2.4.1 [Ralph and Piggy have justYOU DID NOT DO THIS BOOK

ORQUESTION 5 (ESSAY QUESTION)A GRAIN OF WHEATMumbi is at the centre of the rivalry and conflict between Gikonyo and Karanja.Write an essay in which you discuss this rivalry and conflict.In your essay you may consider the following ideas, among others:• Reasons for the rivalry between Gikonyo and Karanja before the State ofEmergency• The rivalry during the State of EmergencyYOU DID NOT DO THIS BOOK

ORQUESTION 6 (CONTEXTUAL QUESTION)A GRAIN OF WHEATRead the following extracts from the novel and answer the set questions. Thenumber of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expectedlength of your answer.NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 6.1 and

QUESTION 6.2YOU DID NOT DO THIS BOOK

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SECTION B: DRAMAIn this section, there are essay questions and contextual questions on the followingdramas:• ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare• NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH by John KaniAnswer ONE question (EITHER the essay OR the contextual question) on the dramayou have studied.

QUESTION 7 (ESSAY QUESTION)ROMEO AND JULIETIn this play, Juliet develops from an innocent young girl into a young woman who alsohas to deal with complicated relationships and make huge sacrifices.Write an essay in which you discuss Juliet's characterYOU DID NOT DO THIS DRAMA, OR ANY DRAMA

ORQUESTION 8 (CONTEXTUAL QUESTION)ROMEO AND JULIETRead the following extracts from the play and answer the set questions. The number ofmarks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of youranswer.NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 8.1 andQUESTION 8.2.YOU DID NOT DO THIS DRAMA

ORQUESTION 9 (ESSAY QUESTION)NOTHING BUT THE TRUTHThere are differences AND similarities in the characters of Mandisa and Thando.Discuss this statement.In your essay you may consider the following ideas, among others:• The upbringing of the two women – how it developed their individual characters• Culture and tradition: differences and similarities• Their opinionsYOU DID NOT DO THIS BOOK

ORQUESTION 10 (CONTEXTUAL QUESTION)NOTHING BUT THE TRUTHRead the following extracts from the play and answer the set questions. The number ofmarks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of youranswer.NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 10.1 andQUESTION 10.2.

10.1 [Thando and Sipho areYOU DID NOT DO THIS BOOK

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SECTION C: SHORT STORIESIn this section, questions have been set on the following stories:• MANHOOD by John Wain• THE DUBE TRAIN by Can ThembaChoose ONE of the short stories and answer the set questions.

QUESTION 11 (ESSAY QUESTION)MANHOOD – John WainThe main message of the story is that parents should not put too much pressure ontheir children.Write an essay in which you discuss this statement. In your answer refer to specificincidents in the story.In your essay you may considerYOU DID NOT DO SHORT STORIES

ORQUESTION 12 (CONTEXTUAL QUESTION)THE DUBE TRAIN – Can ThembaRead the following extracts from the short story and answer the set questions. Thenumber of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected lengthof your answer.NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QYOU DID NOT DO THIS BOOK

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SECTION D: POETRYIn this section, questions have been set on the following poems:• 'Death be not proud’ by John Donne• 'Auto Wreck' by Karl Shapiro• 'The Serf' by Roy Campbell• 'Cheetah' by Charles EglingtonAnswer questions on ANY TWO of the prescribed poems set. Read each poem carefully and then answer the questions which follow. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.

QUESTION 13Read the following poem and answer the set questions.Death be not Proud – John Donne

Death, be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;For those whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow,Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me

From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,And soonest our best men with thee do go,Rest of their bones, and soul’s delivery.

Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell;And poppy or charms can make us sleep as wellAnd better than they stroke; why swell’st thou then?

One short sleep past, we wake eternally,And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

13.1 Refer to the following words in line 4 (poor Death)13.1.1 Identify the figure of speech used here.

(1)13.1.2 Explain this figure of speech.

(2)13.2 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote FOUR CONSECUTIVE words from stanza 1

to support your answer.

Death is powerful.(2)

13.3 Complete the following sentences by using the words provided in the list below. Write down only the words next to the question number (13.3.1 – 13.3.3)

rest, pleasure, picture, patience, death, relaxation, image

Death you look like a 13.3.1__________ of sleep and 13.3.2 _______If I derive much 13.3.3__________ from resting or sleeping then I will get more pleasure from being dead

(1½)13.4 Using your own words, write down THREE imitations of death.

(3)13.5 Refer to the following words in line 9. (desperate men)

What does the term desperate men refer to?.(1)

13.6 Refer to lines 9-12. Name TWO things that death depends on to kill you.(2)

13.7 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence:In the last two lines (13-14) the speaker’s tone is

A triumphant and victoriousB submissive and angryC sad and disappointedD factual and thoughtful

(1)13.8 Discuss the message the poem has for its readers.

(2)13.9 Has the poem changed your attitude towards death? Discuss your view.

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ORQUESTION 14Read the following poem and answer the set questions

Auto Wreck – Karl ShapiroIts quick soft silver bell beating, beatingAnd down the dark one ruby flarePulsing out red light like an artery,The ambulance at top speed floating downPast beacons and illuminated clocks 5Wings in a heavy curve, dips down,And brakes speed, entering the crowd.The doors leap open, emptying light;Stretchers are laid out, the mangled liftedAnd stowed into the little hospital. 10

Then the bell, breaking the hush, tolls once,And the ambulance with its terrible cargoRocking, slightly rocking, moves away,As the doors, an afterthought, are closed.We are deranged, walking among the cops 15Who sweep glass and are large and composed.One is still making notes under the light.One with a bucket douches ponds of bloodInto the street and gutter.One hangs lanterns on the wrecks that cling, 20Empty husks of locusts, to iron poles.

Our throats were tight as tourniquets,Our feet were bound with splints, but now,Like convalescents intimate and gauche,We speak through sickly smiles and warn 25With the stubborn saw of common sense,The grim joke and the banal resolution.The traffic moves around with care,But we remain, touching a woundThat opens to our richest horror. 30Already old, the question, Who shall die?Becomes unspoken, Who is innocent?For death in war is done by hands;Suicide has cause and stillbirth, logic;And cancer, simple as a flower, blooms. 35But this invites the occult mind,Cancels our physics with a sneer,And spatters all we knew of dénouement

14.1 Complete the following sentences by using the words provided in the list below. Write down only the words next to the question number (14.1.1 -14.1.3)

victims, crash, ambulance, plane, cars

The poem starts with a description of an 14.1.1 ____ rushing to the scene of a 14.1.2____, and hurriedly gathering up the 14.1.3 _____ and rushing them away.

(1½)14.2 Using your own words, describe the arrival of the ambulance. State THREE points.

(3)14.3 Refer to line 3 and the words “Pulsing out red like an artery”. What do these words tell you

about the accident?(1)

14.4 Refer to line 10

How does the speaker feel about the victims? Give a reason for your answer.(2)

14.5 Refer to line 21 (Empty husks of locusts, to iron poles.)14.5.1 Identify the figure of speech used here.

(1)14.5.2 Explain why the poet has used this figure of speech.

(2)14.6 Refer to stanza 2

Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote ONE LINE to support your answer.

The poet has no explanation for accidental deaths.(2)

14.7 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence:

In line 25, the speaker’s tone becomes

A hopefulB pleadingC depressedD forceful

(1)14.8 Refer to stanza 2

What question is the poet trying to answer?(1)

14.9 In your view, does the poet have an answer to his question? Using your OWN words, give TWO reasons for your answer.

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ORQUESTION 15

Read the following poem and answer the set questions.

The Serf – Roy CambellHis naked skin clothed in the torrid mistThat puffs in smoke around the patient hooves,The ploughman drives, a slow somnambulist,And through the green his crimson furrow groovesHis heart, more deeply than he wounds the plain, 5Long by the rasping share of insult torn,Red clod, to which the war-cry once was rainAnd tribal spears the fatal sheaves of corn,Lies fallow now. But as the turf dividesI see in the slow progress of his strides 10Over the toppled clods and falling flowers,

The timeless, surly patience of the serfThat moves the nearest to the naked earthAnd ploughs down palaces, and thrones and towers.

15.1 Complete the following sentences by using the words provided in the list below. Write down only the words next to the question number (15.1.1 – 15.1.3).

masters, birth, oppressed, workers, king, work, play

In the poem the serf represents the mass of 15.1.1______ people who were forced to 15.1.2_________ in the service of their 15.1.3 _________.

15.2 Refer to line 2 (patient hooves)15.2.1 Identify the figure of speech used here.

(1)15.1.2 Explain why the poet has used this figure of speech.

(2)15.3 Refer to line 3 (The ploughman drives, a slow somnambulist)

What is a somnambulist?(1)

15.4 Refer to line 15 (His heart, more deeply than he wounds the plain)15.4.1 In your own words explain why his heart is more deeply hurt than the plain.

(1)15.4.2 State ONE reason why the serf may be unhappy ploughing.

(1)15.5 Choose the correct answer to compete the following sentence:

In line 8 the poet says “And tribal spears the fatal sheaves of corn”. Which figure of speech is used in this line?

A. simileB. personificationC. metaphorD. alliteration

(1)15.6 Refer to lines 14 (thrones and towers)

What do the words “thrones and towers” refer to in this line?(2)

15.7 Refer to stanza 4.Quote an example of alliteration from the poem. Why was alliteration used?

(2)15.8 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote a line to support your answer.

• The serf is not happy with his status or with what he has to do but he is patient and will await his turn.

(2)15.9 What tone of voice does the speaker use when addressing the reader?

(1)15.10 Is the last line literal or figurative? Explain your choice

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ORQUESTION 16Read the following poem and answer the set questions.

Cheetah ~ Charles EglingtonIndolent and kitten-eyed,This is the bushveld's innocentThe stealthy leopard parodiedWith grinning, gangling pup-content.

Slouching through the tawny grass 5Or loose-limbed lolling in the shade,Purring for the sun to passAnd build a twilight barricade

Around the vast arena where;In scattered herds, his grazing prey 10Do not suspect in what wild fearThey'll join with him in fatal play;

Till hunger draws slack sinews tightAnd vibrant as a hunter's bow;Then, like a fleck of mottled light, 15He slides across the still plateau.

A tremor rakes the herds: they scentThe pungent breeze of his advance;Heads rear and jerk in vigilantCompliance with the game of chance 20

In which, of thousands, only oneIs centred in the cheetah's eye;They wheel and then stampede, for noneKnows which it is that has to die.

His stealth and swiftness fling a noose 25And as his loping strides begin

To blur with speed, he ropes the looseBuck on the red horizon in.

16.1 Complete the following sentences by using the words provided in the list below. Write down only the words next to the question number (16.1.1 – 16.1.3).

chance, asks, predator, hate, complexities, prey

This poem shows the game of 16.1.1______ involved when a 16.1.2_______ attacks his 16.1.3________.

(1½)16.2 Refer to line 1 (Indolent and kitten-eyed)

What specifically does the poet want to say about the cheetah?(1)

16.3 Refer to line 3 (The stealthy leopard parodied)What is the poet trying to say about cheetahs and leopard in this line? Mention TWO facts.

(2)16.4 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence:

In line 5, the word “tawny” meansA orangey brownB orangey yellowC orangey redD orangey green

(1)16.5 Choose two words from stanza 2 that suggest that the cheetah is lazy.

(2)16.6 Refer to lines 12 (They’ll join with him in fatal play).

Quote ONE word which means this game with the cheetah will end in death.(1)

16.7 Look at stanza 4.16.7.1 Identify the figure of speech used in this line.

(1)16.7.2 Explain why the poet used this figure of speech.

(2)16.8 Refer to the fifth stanza.

Using your own words, how the knows that the cheetah is approaching. Quote words that support your explanation.

(2)16.9 Refer to the last stanza.

Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? Quote a line to support your answer.

Catching his prey, the cheetah is compared with a cowboy catching a cow.(2)

16.10 Do you think this poem creates a clear picture of a cheetah? Explain your answer by referring to one image in the poem.

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TOTAL SECTION D: 35GRAND TOTAL: 70