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 and Father Vincent have a conversation about Absalom.]
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.
1.1.2 Refer to lines 2–4 (‘Whatever happens, your … amendment of life’).
(a) What is the ‘defence’ that Father Vincent is referring to? (2)
(b) Explain what Father Vincent means by ‘And while there is life,
there is hope for amendment of life.’ (2)
1.1.3 How does the young white man (lines 7−8) help Stephen Kumalo?
State TWO points. (2)
1.1.4 Refer to lines 13–15 (‘At first it … step by step’).
(a) What tone would Kumalo use in these lines? (1)
(b) Why would Kumalo use this tone in these lines? (1)
1.1.5 One of the themes in the novel is comfort in despair.
Discuss how this theme is relevant to Stephen Kumalo. (3)
1.1.6 Msimangu demonstrates his human principles when Stephen
Kumalo is in Johannesburg.
Discuss your view. (3)
1.2 EXTRACT B
[Stephen Kumalo goes to the house of Smith’s daughter.]
1.2.1 Why is the following statement FALSE? (1)
Kumalo goes to Barbara Smith’s house in search of Gertrude.
1.2.2 From where does James Jarvis know Stephen Kumalo (line 4)? (1)
1.2.3 Refer to line 5 (‘The suffering in the old man’s face smote him’).
(a) Identify the figure of speech in this line. (1)
(b) Explain why this figure of speech is relevant in this extract. (2)
1.2.4 Refer to line 11 (‘Umnumzana’).
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (1.2.4) in
the ANSWER BOOK.
‘Umnumzana’ means …
A sir.
B lad.
C man.
D dad. (1)
1.2.5 Refer to line 18 (‘It is very … all my years’).
(a) Explain why Kumalo says, ‘It is the heaviest thing of all my
years.’ (2)
(b) What is Jarvis’s reaction when Kumalo tells him what the
heaviest thing is?
State TWO points. (2)
1.2.6 Refer to line 20 (‘Tell me, he … will lighten you’).
Explain the irony in Jarvis’s words. (2)
1.2.7 Explain what this extract reveals about Jarvis’s character.
Substantiate your answer. (2)
1.2.8 Mrs Kumalo plays a significant role in this novel.
Discuss your view. (3)
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