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- 1. Multiple Choice
The author is called
Zephaniah Kinwae
Christopher Zephaniah
Kineah Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah
- 2. Multiple Choice
The novel opens with two what?
Stories
Prologues
Chapters
Songs
- 3. Multiple Choice
The beginning of the novel has some repetition. For what effect?
To show how Alem's life was boring
To show Alem's parents had experienced the same discrimination
To show Alem had a hard time
To show the author had no other ideas
- 4. Multiple Choice
The first person to speak in Chapter 1 is the Immigration Officer. True or False?
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Alem's father wanted him to speak what?
More fluently
Less rudely
English
More politely
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes Alem when he first arrived in England?
Nervous
Excited
Sad
Lonely
- 7. Multiple Choice
Alem is shocked by the colour of someone's hair at the airport. What did he think was wrong with it?
He thought it was too blond
He thought it was too dark
He thought it was burnt
He thought he was sick
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why was Alem self-conscious about his English?
He has never spoken English before
He was not very good at it
He thought he made lots of mistakes
He had never spoken English to an English person before
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why was Alem excited about eating Spaghetti?
It was his favourite food
He had never eaten spaghetti before
There were lots of Italians in Eritrea
Spaghetti was rare in Eritrea
- 10. Multiple Choice
How had Spaghetti been introduced to Alem?
The Italian army had invaded Eritrea in 1882 and left behind spaghetti
The Italian army had invaded Ethiopia in 1935 and left behind spaghetti
The English army had invaded Eritrea in 1890 and left behind spaghetti
- 11. Multiple Choice
Alem's father wants his son to be what?
A brave warrier
A politician
A good person
A lawyer
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does Alem say to himself after seeing the war memorials in the village he is staying in?
Nobody is glorious in war
Everyone deserves a good buriel
I love it in England
I hate war
- 13. Multiple Choice
Mariam is from which country?
Ethiopia
England
Wales
Eritrea
- 14. Multiple Choice
What did Alem think about English food?
It was too wet
It smelled bad
It was too dry
It was boring
- 15. Multiple Choice
How many languages could Alem's father speak?
5
2
7
6
- 16. Multiple Choice
Alem's father worked in a...?
Bank
School
Estate Agency
Post Office
- 17. Multiple Choice
The conflict in both countries meant...?
Alem belonged in neither country
Alem's parents were accused on being traitors
They were physically threatened
They were having to move house and jobs
- 18. Multiple Choice
The writer makes us think about the themes of...?
Being abandoned
Being displaced by war
Family
Education
- 19. Multiple Choice
Chapter 3 is written in first person because...?
It highlights what a bad speaker Alem is
To emphasise the realistic child's voice and perspective
The poor grammar of a child
Alem's suffering
- 20. Multiple Choice
The fact that Alem's father had abandoned him, means he is a terrible father.
True because he doesn't care about his son
False because he thinks he is doing the right thing to save his son
True because no child can survive this
False because although it is harsh, Alem had a better chance of survival in the UK than in Eritrea or Ethiopia at that time
All the above because it is your opinion!
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