Apart from the narrator, the other major character in the story is the grandmother. Choose five words that best sum up her character, and support your choice with relevant extracts from the story, i.e.,

The grandmother is…

Extracts that illustrate this…

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The grandmother is

Extracts that illustrate this

(a) Strong

Our grandmother is big and strong. (P. 4)

(b) Firm

So they decided − our grandmother did; our grandfather made little noises and rocked from side to side, but she took no notice − we would go away. (P. 5)

(c) Sacrificial

….gave her church clothes…. for some dried mealies… she sold her shoes to buy a big plastic container for water. (P. 6)

(d) Apathetic

Tears come out of my eyes … but our grandmother took no notice. (P. 18)

(e) Hard-working

Our grandmother carries bricks for these people and fetches baskets of stones on her head. (P. 24)

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(b) Why did the grandmother depend on her granddaughter to know the story?

(d) Could the grandmother succeed in accomplishing her desire to read? How?

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(ii) Selfish

(iii) Emotional

(iv) Mean

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Babuli	(paragraph 2) I have thought of home not even once. (35)	He had neglected his family, and was preoccupied with the job and his new life in the city.
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contented, practical, trusting, ambitious, simple, caring, understanding, materialistic, honest, dishonest, heroic, hardworking, helpful, down to earth, proud, supportive, cruel, greedy, dissatisfied, daydreamer

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The grandmother is…	Extracts that illustrate this…
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The grandmother is	Extracts that illustrate this
(a) Strong	Our grandmother is big and strong. (P. 4)
(b) Firm	So they decided − our grandmother did; our grandfather made little noises and rocked from side to side, but she took no notice − we would go away. (P. 5)
(c) Sacrificial	….gave her church clothes…. for some dried mealies… she sold her shoes to buy a big plastic container for water. (P. 6)
(d) Apathetic	Tears come out of my eyes … but our grandmother took no notice. (P. 18)
(e) Hard-working	Our grandmother carries bricks for these people and fetches baskets of stones on her head. (P. 24)

Apart from the narrator, the other major character in the story is the grandmother. Choose five words that best sum up her character, and support your choice with relevant extracts from the story, i.e., The grandmother is… Extracts that illustrate this… (a) - (b) - (c) - (d) - (e) -

Apart from the narrator, the other major character in the story is the grandmother. Choose five words that best sum up her character, and support your choice with relevant extracts from the story, i.e.,

The grandmother is…

Extracts that illustrate this…

(a)

-

(b)

-

(c)

-

(d)

-

(e)

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