Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level – Excellence in English Language and Literature
Questions up to the point where Steppa asks Jack if he wants to have pie on the couch and watch the game:
1. How does Jack react when the contents of Room are delivered? 2. Why does Jack not want to paddle in the sea? 3. What does Jack mean when he says ‘Lots of the world seems to be a repeat’? 4. Why does Ma cry when she is on the phone to Jack? 5. How does Grandma react to the men on the television discussing Jack? Writing Task:
Describe what happens from the time Grandma loses Jack in the shopping mall to the moment Steppa calms Jack down.
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Questions up to the point where Jack worries that Tooth will be hiding inside him forever: 1. Why has Grandma not told Jack that Ma is coming home? 2. What tactless comment does Grandma make about photographs? 3. How does Ma react to seeing the contents of Room again? 4. How does Grandma feel about Ma and Jack moving into their own place? 5. How does Ma persuade Jack to have a room of his own? 6. Why do Jack and Ma fi ght about Rug? 7. Why is Jack so upset about losing Tooth? Writing Task:
Do you think Ma was right to move straight into an apartment, rather than moving back home with her mother and Steppa?
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Questions up to the end of the book: 1. Is Jack still afraid of Old Nick?
2. Is Jack becoming more independent and more like a normal boy of his age? Give examples to support your answer.
3. Why doesn’t Ma want to bring Jack to the zoo? 4. Why is Jack ‘always confused’?
