Ha'Penny by Alan Paton
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Ha penny by Alan Paton Answer these questions fully:1 What did Hapenny say about himself and what was set down on the papers? 2 Who was Mrs Betty Maarman of 48 Black Street? 3 Why did the narrator being to feel a great duty towards Hapenny? 4 What was the narrator shocked by the effect of his action? 5 Why did Mrs Maarman say that she could take no responsibility for Hapenny? 6 What did the narrator do in desperation and how did Mrs Maarman react? 7 Why can we say that both, the narrator and Mrs Maarman; felt remorseful when Hapenny passed away? 8 Some of the themes of the story are: segregation, the need for familiar love and loneliness. Do you agree? Why? Why not? "The Flying Machine" by Ray Bradbury
I Explain why these statements are true or false:
1 Emperor Yuan acted on impulse.
2 The people in his dominion led an uneventful life.
3 Emperor Yuan and the Flyer were both awed by the splendour of their inventions.
4 When the Emperor asked himself" What is the life of one man against a million others?" he was very pleased with himself.
5 The Emperor did not seem to appreciate the magnitude of flying.
II Answer this question:
1What did the Flyer and the Emperor have in common and why were they both bewildered and afraid ?