Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level – Excellence in English Language and Literature
Questions up to the point where Jack wonders if he has a home or not: 1. What do we learn about the fi rst baby’s birth? 2. How well do you think Jack is adjusting to life outside Room?
3. Noreen says Jack is probably ‘a bit homesick’ and Ma becomes angry, saying Room wasn’t a home. Is Ma entirely right, do you think? Explain your answer.
Writing Task: Do you think Ma is right to tell Jack the detailed story of the birth? Why do you think she does so?
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Questions up to the point where Noreen and Ma pull Jack back inside: 1. Why might the conversation with Dr Clay be stressful for Ma? 2. Why is Ma so keen to go Outside again? 3. Do you think Noreen handles Jack’s anxiety well? 4. Why does Jack become so upset when he sees the fi rst ant? Writing Task: Do you think Ma was right to bring Jack Outside again so soon? Explain your answer.
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Questions up to the point where Grandma and Steppa leave aſt er visiting: 1. Why does Paul become upset when he visits Ma? 2. Why did he not visit sooner?
3. Why do you think Paul and Deana did not bring Bronwyn to the hospital to meet Ma and Jack?
4. What hint is there that Grandpa might not like Jack? 5. Do you think Ma fi nds it easy to accept Steppa? Explain your answer. 6. Do you think Steppa is tactful? Explain your answer. Writing Task:
Dr Clay has given Ma a notebook to write her thoughts down in. What do you think she might write aſt er meeting Paul, Deana, Grandma and Steppa that day? ****************
