Easter Test

Name: _________________________________
Grade 10_____

Short Answer questions on the novel: For the Life of Laetitia .

1. Identify who the following characters are to Laetitia in the novel by matching the
names with the title

a. Ma Zelline _____ uncle

b. Patsy Johnson _____ grandmother
c. Jamesie _____ stepmother
d. Miss Velma _____ mom
e. Mistress Wilhemina _____ mother’s grandmother
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2. What was the reason Latetitia had to move from Sooklal?

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3. Identify one thing Miss Velma did with Laetitia that show she was a nice and caring

person?

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4. Identify two things about Laetitia’s friend Anjanee that indicated poverty?

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5. The theme of Education is seen in the novel, what two incidents happen in the novel that

suggest that the quality of education at the government secondary school was poor. Explain

your answer using two teachers at the school as examples.

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6. Gender roles is another theme that is apparent in the novel. Identify using the Cephas

household and two specific incidents, how this theme is illustrated.

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7. Identify one incident in the novel that showed that Laetitia is self-confident and a

disciplinarian like her grandmother.

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Total 20 mrks