Which house is described first in the poem?
A high rise flat
A "posh" house
A tenement flat
What does the grandmother buy from the newsagent?
A newspaper and some toffees
A lottery ticket
A pint of milk
Who are the noisy kids?
noisy kids
Kay's siblings
The other children at church
The children who play hopscotch outside the high rise
hopscotch
How does the child feel about going to church?
She does not want to go
She is excited about her church visit
She enjoys seeing all the people there
A couple of prayers. A hymn or two. are examples of what kind of sentence?
A couple of prayers. A hymn or two.
Complex
Compound
Minor
What does the metaphor flock of women suggest about the congregation Kay encounters?
flock of women
They look like sheep
There are lots of them and they flap around her like birds
They are carrying umbrellas
Rooms lead off like an octopus’s arms is an example of which poetic technique?
Rooms lead off like an octopus’s arms
A metaphor
Litotes
A simile
Who is the posh one?
posh one
The owner of the huge house
huge
A woman at church
The grandmother
What does the simile comparing the grandmother to the hunchback of Notre Dame suggest about her?
That she is lives in a high place
That she is stooped, small in stature and set apart from modern society
That she is French
Which poetic technique is used in ambulances, screaming?
ambulances, screaming
Pathetic fallacy
Alliteration
Personification