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SECTION A: NOVEL
In this section, questions are set on the following novels:
- CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton
- STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson
Answer ALL the questions on the novel that you have studied.
QUESTION 1: CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
Read the extracts from the novel below and answer the questions set on each.
The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected
length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 1.1 AND
QUESTION 1.2.
1.1 EXTRACT A
[The young man accompanies Stephen and John Kumalo.]
1.1.1 Choose a description from COLUMN B that matches a name in
COLUMN A. Write only the letter (A–E) next to the question
numbers (1.1.1(a) to 1.1.1(d)) in the ANSWER BOOK.
(4 x 1) (4)
1.1.2 Describe the setting of this extract. (2)
1.1.3 Refer to line 1 (‘They pass through … grim high wall’).
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (1.1.3) in
the ANSWER BOOK.
The sound device used in this line is an example of …
A onomatopoeia.
B assonance.
C repetition.
D alliteration. (1)
1.1.4 Refer to line 9 (‘My child, my child’).
(a) What tone would Stephen Kumalo use in this line? (1)
(b) Why would Stephen Kumalo use this tone in this line? (1)
1.1.5 Refer to lines 14−16 (‘The boy turns … own retreat swiftly’).
To whom does the ‘young white man’ refer? (1)
1.1.6 Refer to line 17 (‘I have searched … place for you’).
Where has Stephen Kumalo looked for Absalom?
State TWO places. (2)
1.1.7 State ONE difference in the attitude of Stephen Kumalo and
Absalom Kumalo in this extract. (2)
1.1.8 In the novel Cry, the Beloved Country Absalom is portrayed as a
selfish person.
Discuss your view. (3)
1.2.1 Refer to lines 1–2 (‘Could you not … back to Ndotsheni?’).
Why is the following statement FALSE?
Kumalo has returned from Pietermaritzburg. (1)
1.2.2 Refer to lines 4–7 (‘Would you take … in the ground?’).
Explain why James Jarvis makes these contributions to Ndotsheni. (2)
1.2.3 Refer to line 9–10 (‘and the old … to be spoken’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
(b) Explain this figure of speech in the context of this extract. (2)
1.2.4 What does this extract reveal about Stephen Kumalo’s state of
mind?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
1.2.5 Explain the irony in the Bishop’s reason to send Stephen Kumalo
away from Ndotsheni. (2)
1.2.6 What do the actions of Msimangu, referred to in this extract, reveal
about his character?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
1.2.7 One of the themes in Cry, the Beloved Country is compassion.
Discuss this theme. (3)
1.2.8 Stephen Kumalo succeeds in reuniting with people.
Discuss your view. (3)
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