21 questions
The Village Washer is written by which author?
Olive Senior
Mark McWatt
Kamau Brathwaite
Samuel Selvon
Who are the two main characters in this story?
Ma Lambee
Ma Nelson
Ma Procop
Ma Thambie
Which area of Trinidad is this story set?
Mathura
Mayaro
San Souci
Waterloo
Fill in the blank: "And a good job she did, too, until the _______ started."
competition
war
washing
rumours
How many miles from Port of Spain is San Souci?
30
40
35
45
During the war Ma Lambee raised her laundry prices.
True
False
How much did a shirt cost now to wash?
a shilling
12 cents
18 cents
10 cents
"Ma Lambee was old and black and possessed remarkable strength," is an example of
direct characterization
indirect characterization
Ma Lambee lived in a broken down hut under a mango tree.
False
True
What was the name of the village from which Ma Procop came?
San Souci
Mathura
Moruga
Donkey City
What was Ma Procop's purpose for coming to San Souci?
To wash clothes
To help Ma Lambee
To take over Ma Lambee's business
To make new friends
What was Ma Lambee's response to Ma Procop's offer to customers to wash clothes at pre-war prices?
she offered to help Ma Procop
she claimed to be working on buying a washing machine
she offered to lower her prices
she chose not to change any of her decisions
Why would Ma Lambee's plan of getting a washing machine not work at San Souci?
customers preferred hand washed clothes
San Souci had no electricity and it was a lie
customers feared Ma Lambee raising her prices more
How long after Ma Procop's arrival did Ma Lambee lose all her customers?
1 day
1 week
2 days
2 weeks
What steps did Ma Lambee take to bring "shame" to Ma Procop in order to send her back to Donkey City?
spreading lies
started a malicious rumour
poison of a silk cotton tree
placed objects of obeah in Ma Procop's house
all of the above
In order to build good relationships with customers Ma Procop
was friendly to customers
bought sweets for children
spent her own money and time to mend clothes
all of the above
Villagers believed Ma Lambee's rumours that Ma Procop was what superstitious creature?
douen
la diablesse
lagahoo
soucouyant
Ma Lambee was able to predict that the silk cotton tree would die before a week passed because
Ma Lambee could see the future
Ma Lambee poisoned it
Ma Procop practiced obeah on it
There was a drought
What happened when a villager put a mirror in front of Ma Procop's face?
She adjusted the coloured cloth on her head
She ran away
She looked away
She cursed the villager
Ma Procop stood in front of Ma Lambee with her own mirror and cross. What caused Ma Lambee to grow afraid and run away shrieking?
Ma Procop whispered words causing Ma Lambee to shake
Ma Lambee saw her own reflection
Ma Lambee saw Ma Procop's reflection
Ma Lambee was afraid of the cross
The next morning Ma Lambee left San Souci for Donkey City.
True
False