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
[Stephen Kumalo becomes acquainted with the little boy.]
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 lines 8–9 (‘and the mist … tops above Ndotsheni’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech in these lines. (1)
(b) Explain this figure of speech as used in the extract. (2)
1.1.4 Refer to lines 11–12 (‘And this to …the great city’).
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (1.1.4) in
the ANSWER BOOK.
The ‘great city’ refers to …
A Ladysmith.
B Johannesburg.
C Ndotsheni.
D Alexandra. (1)
1.1.5 Why is Kumalo homesick (line 12)? (1)
1.1.6 Refer to lines 13–15 (‘Sometimes Gertrude would … she was
born).
What do these lines tell us about Gertrude’s state of mind?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
1.1.7 What does this extract reveal about Stephen Kumalo’s character?
Substantiate your answer. (2)
1.1.8 Arthur Jarvis’s death is in vain.
Discuss your view. (3)
AND
1.2 EXTRACT B
[Harrison informs Jarvis of the progress of the police’s investigation.]
1.2.1 Refer to lines 4–5 (‘The boy recovered consciousness this
morning’).
(a) To whom does ‘the boy’ refer? (1)
(b) What has happened to ‘the boy’? (1)
1.2.2 Refer to lines 10–13 (‘But they got … find the garden-boy’).
Why is the following statement FALSE?
The ‘other native’ refers to Napoleon Letsitsi. (1)
1.2.3 Refer to line 19 (‘She slept heavily … She needed it’).
(a) What tone would James Jarvis use in this line? (1)
(b) Why would James Jarvis use this tone in this line? (1)
1.2.4 How does James Jarvis help the people of Ndotsheni?
State TWO points. (2)
1.2.5 State ONE difference in the attitude of Harrison and James Jarvis
in this extract. (2)
1.2.6 Refer to the novel as a whole.
Explain the irony in Absalom Kumalo’s journey to Johannesburg. (2)
1.2.7 One of the themes in Cry, the Beloved Country is forgiveness.
Discuss this theme. (3)
1.2.8 John Kumalo is an admirable character.
Discuss your view. (3)
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