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Investigating characters
Question 1

What does George Orwell use to convey the character of

Flory in the passage from Burmese Days?
He gives a description of his personality.
He gives a physical description.
He gets other characters to talk about him.
Question 2

What is the most obvious thing that Orwell focuses on in his

description of Flory?
His birthmark.
His height.
His way of speaking.

Question 3

Heller also uses physical description to introduce the

character of Sheba in Notes on a Scandal. What were the
three items about her that the narrator definitely recalls?
Her hair, shoe colour and skirt.
Her blouse, speaking voice and perfume.
Her loudness, jewellery and car.

Question 4
Do you think that these introductions to characters are:
Exactly the same the Heller method is exactly the same as
the Orwell method.
Both similar and different the Heller method is similar to, and
different from, the Orwell passage.
Similar the Heller method is similar to the Orwell method.
Different the Heller method is different from the Orwell
method.

Question 5
Besides her physical description, we learn other things about
Sheba. What are they?
She is a keen cyclist.
She is a teacher.
She is a headmistress.

Question 6
In the extract from Burmese Days, is there any insight into
Florys psychology?
Yes, there is some insight.
No, there is no insight.
No, there is more insight into the narrator.

Question 7
In the extract from Notes on a Scandal, do we get any insight
into Shebas psychology?
No, there is no insight.
There is more insight into the narrator.
There is insight into both narrator and character.