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A Black Grandmother Questions & Answers | Sally Morgan | Major English Class 12 by Suraj Bhatt
A Black Grandmother by Sally Morgan
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A Black Grandmother by Sally Morgan
1. What is this essay about? Explain briefly.
Answer:
This essay is about the life of Sally Morgan, a young Australian girl who grew up with a false family heritage without having proper knowledge regarding her origin.
She is the main narrator, who is too curious to discover her family's indigenous roots. She has been wrongly informed about her origins by her mother. Her mother has done so to escape the social stigma of being Aboriginal. According to her mother, they are Indians. But the narrator finally gets the idea regarding her origin through her black grandmother.
2. What is the setting of this narrative text(essay)?
Answer:
This narrative essay has presented the setting of Australia during the year 1966. The text has presented the house of Sally Morgan, a 15-year-old girl. The year 1966 has been presented as the year of struggle for Australians because the Australian Authority brought huge changes in the matter of their currencies.
3. What did Sally think she was good at and why did she give it up later?
Answer:
Sally thought she was good at drawing and painting, but she gave it up later because her mother insisted she study further instead of being an artist. Sally was discouraged in her ambition by everyone.
4. What is the central idea that the author wants to convey through this text?
Answer:
The central idea that the author wants to convey through this text is the importance of origin and race. According to the author, we all should be proud of our ancestral roots and heritage. We should be proud of who we are based on race, ethnicity, or religion. We should be proud of our ancestors.
5. Why had the mother and grandmother been shocked?
Answer:
The mother and grandmother had been shocked because the Australian government had brought about a drastic change in their currencies. That particular year, the Australian authority changed its currencies from pounds, shillings, and pennies to dollars and cents. Both of them thought that the old money was more valuable and carried more silver than the new money.
6. Why did Sally's mother tell her not to say anything to anyone about the money?
Answer:
Sally's mother told her not to say anything to anyone about the money because they had collected old money into a jar and hidden it on the kitchen shelf. For them, the old money was more valuable. They were so afraid of having that money confiscated by the government. They didn't trust the government officials either.
7. How was Sally's study? How was her result of the second term exam?
Answer:
Sally's study was so poor. She almost failed every subject except English and art. She only got 7% for geometry and trigonometry. But she was good at drawing and painting only.
8. Why did the narrator become conscious of her Aboriginal identity?
Answer:
The narrator became conscious of her Aboriginal identity because she heard her grandmother's views regarding her origin. Her grandmother became quite upset and cried. She complained, being quite furious and saying that she was black.
9. Why was Nan crying? What fact did she reveal about her origin?
Answer:
Nan was crying because someone had misbehaved or insulted her for being an Aboriginal woman. She felt inferior, humiliated, and cried. She revealed the fact about her origin that she was a black grandmother and she was not Indian. She was an Aboriginal woman.
10. What truth did the narrator want to hear from mum's lips?
Answer:
The narrator wanted to hear the truth regarding their family origin and heritage from her mom's lips. She wanted to know whether her grandmother was an Aboriginal or Indian woman.
11. How valuable was the narrator's Junior Examination?
Answer:
The narrator's junior examination was so valuable because that examination determined students' future academic careers. If someone failed it, he or she couldn't continue his or her further studies. He or she had to leave school.
12. What question of the narrator made the grandmother sick? What is the reason behind the mother's suggestion to leave her alone?
Answer:
The narrator's question regarding her family's heritage and origin made the grandmother sick. The narrator wanted to confirm whether she was an Indian or aboriginal. The reason behind the mother's suggestion to leave her alone is that she doesn't want her to talk about the matter anymore.
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