Annales Bac L : Country girls

1. Where and in what season does the scene take place ?

2. a) List the characters or the groups of characters that are present in the scene.

b) Match occupations with the main characters.

3. a) Who do the underlines words refer to ?

Baba was arranging the lilac (my lilac)

"You, Caithleen", she said, looking at me, "have won a scholarship". I stood up and...

"Where will she be going ?" Baba asked. She had put all the lilac in jam-jars...

b) What conclusion can you draw as to the type of narrative ?

4. a) Pick out four elements showing that the classroom was in a "muddle".

b) The "muddle" in the classroom was caused by :

c) How did the teacher put an end to it ?(In your own words)

5. "You, Caithleen," she said, looking directly at me, "have a scholarship."

a) Find the meaning of scholarship.

b) What does the winning of a scholarship reveal about the narrator's personal qualities ?
Tick the right answer.

c) "I felt myself beginning to blush".
What feelings could be revealed by this reaction ? (20 words).

6. One of the following characters does not get on well with the narrator.

7. From "I'm going..." to "...eejit".

a) Rephrase each statement trying to reveal Baba's feelings.

b) Give one adjective which would best describe the character's feelings towards the narrator.

8. One character has something in common with the narrator.

a) Name this character.

b) Compare this character and the narrator.
Give one similarity and one difference.

9. a) What do the following elements have in common ?

b) Find two others elements in the text that belong to the same lexical field.

c) Judging from these elements, what is particular about the place where the scene is set ?