Q.1
Which of the following lines does NOT contribute to an overall impression of seediness?
  • "All three girls then scrutinised each other's faces, toning down a streak of blusher here, wiping a wet finger over a lipline there, whilst the three by now sweaty blokes stopped work and straightened up, looking over at us curiously"
  • "The tallest of the three, a lanky, mousey youth with a poetic mouth, scratched his crotch absentmindedly, and muttered something to his companions"
  • "'Her always gets the best one,' muttered Sherrie, pulling her skirt down so that it momentarily covered her goosepimpled thighs"
  • "I hesitated at first, wondering if it was five o'clock yet and if I should be getting back"
Q.2
What does Meena come to realise is viewed as off-putting and unimaginable by Gary?
  • Her ethnic origin
  • Her scabby knees
  • Her lack of jewellery
  • Her talkative nature
Q.3
Who does Anita introduce as her mates?
  • Dave, Tonio and Gary
  • Dave and Tonio
  • Sherrie and Sally
  • Sherrie, Sally and Meena
Q.4
Which of the following sentences draws upon a military metaphor?
  • "Fat Sally was squeezed into a psychedelic mini-dress with a shiny scarf tied round the waist, and her lips looked wet and shimmery, like a goldfish"
  • "Anita, Fat Sally and Sherrie immediately pouted to attention, flicking their hair and digging each other in the ribs"
  • "She sat down on the half-erected stage, right in the midst of them, and began talking to the Poet, each question punctuated with her short barking laugh"
  • "Sherrie immediately plonked herself next to Tonio, once she realised she towered over him by about six inches"
Q.5
Why is this particular passage significant?
  • Anita, Sherrie and Sally are behaving in a typical fashion for teenaged girls; this scene is a sign of their growing-up and future rivalries
  • Anita seems powerful at this point, but later reverts to a young girl happy to spend time with her mum, not knowing her mum will betray her
  • The scene foreshadows Anita's later involvement in a sexual relationship with Sam
  • All of the above
Q.6
"I stood open-mouthed in admiration, wondering what spell she had cast, to turn these boy-men, whom I would have crossed streets to avoid had I seen them hanging around any corner near my school, into grinning, pliant pets." Which literary device has been used in this sentence?
  • Onamotopoeia
  • Simile
  • Personification
  • Metaphor
Q.7
Which of the following is true of the girls?
  • They do not care what the boys think of them
  • They're trying very hard to create the impression of glamour
  • They don't even notice that their own clothes are streaked with engine oil
  • They are likely to have walked past the boys without ever noticing them
Q.8
"All three girls then scrutinised each other's faces, toning down a streak of blusher here, wiping a wet finger over a lipline there, whilst the three by now sweaty blokes stopped work and straightened up, looking over at us curiously. Anita, Fat Sally and Sherrie immediately pouted to attention, flicking their hair and digging each other in the ribs. Not to be outdone, I took my anorak hood down and wiped my nose." These sentences are an example of ...
  • Dramatic irony
  • Foreshadowing
  • Humour
  • Flashback
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