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'God's Own Country' - Critical Reading
'God's Own Country' - Critical Reading
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1
The descriptions of those who once "bathed" and "fished" in the river with the children who now "defecate" in it is a..?
Juxtaposition
Stark contrast
Characterisation
Metaphor
2
The word "squelchy" to describe the riverbed is an example of onomatopoeia:
True
False
3
When the author refers to the river's "limp hand raised from a hospital bed" - what does this metaphor imply?
That there is a severed hand in the river
That the river is dying, it is sick and devoid of life
That Rahel is in hospital
That the narrator is on the verge of death
4
What is interesting about the description of the river as
"sequined with the occasional silver slant of dead fish"
?
Uses sibilance (repetition of 's' sound)
Uses the paradoxical verb "sequined"
All of the above
Suggests the complete lack of life and toxic nature of the river
5
What does the word 'fetid' mean?
Tasty
Scary
Foul smelling
Terrifying
6
In the description of the water that "
lapped wearily at the mud banks
" - identify the adverb:
Wearily
At
Lapped
Mud
7
What is described as blowing across the river's surface "like subtropical flying-flowers"?
Butterflies
Birds
Food wrappers
Plastic bags
8
Although Hotel People build a "tall wall" to separate themselves from the slum, what can't they keep out?
The mud
The flies
The people
The smell
9
Based on this passage, what is
not
true of the 'Hotel People'?
They are right next to the poor people, but have vastly different lives
That they are striving for equality and a better natural environment
That they are wealthy, and recieve better luxuries
They are indifferent to (dont care about) the struggles of those in poverty
10
The Hotel People's labelling of their estate as "God's Own Country" is an example of?
Symbolism
Imagery
Metaphor
Irony (situational)
11
The once powerful river that now has "its teeth are drawn, its spirit spent" creates what kind of atmosphere?
Mournful, weak
Mysterious, uncertain
Lively, exciting
Dejected, hopeless
12
The phrase that a barrage had been built "in exchange for votes" implies that the society/government might be ________?
Democratic
Corrupt
Broken
Happy
13
The description of the river as "
choked
" is an example of which literary technique?
Alliteration
Characterisation
Personification
Imagery
14
What can we infer from the line
"More rice - for the price of a river
"?
That the society needs more food
The government is concerned with profits
That the society does not care about the damage to the environment
That rice is an important staple to the people of the area
15
Which is NOT a language devices used in the following descriptive sentence?
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Sibilance
16
The reference to the river as "
no more than a swollen drain now
" is an example of a metaphor.
True
False
17
The reader learns that inland, a "five-star hotel chain" has been built nearby. What might this symbolise?
That Hilton has made it to rural India
The contrast between decaying nature and profitable commercial interests
That the authorities would rather spend money on hotels than nature
The extreme disparity of wealth and class divide
18
What are rivers and water usually associated with? (2 correct answers)
Life, nature, cleansing
A barrier or separation
War and destruction
Love and peace
19
The phrase that the river "greeted her" with a "ghastly skull's smile" incorporates which 3 language techniques?
Imagery of death
Sibilance
Personification
Assonance
20
What is the technical term for 'smell' imagery?
Olfactory imagery
Visual imagery
Auditory imagery
Tactile imagery
