Literal
11a. How did Etia know that he was close on the heels of a gorilla?
He already saw/spotted the footprints of a huge gorilla.
Q11b. Why did Etia wish that he had four eyes?
He was afraid that a/another gorilla would spring up from behind.
Q6. Identify one word in Paragraph 1 which suggests that Quengueza was the leader.
It is 'subjects'.
Q5. From Paragraph 1, what are the two things that made Quengueza happy?
Being seated by the side of a bright fire and drinking a jug of palm wine
Q8. Suggest why the writer laid ‘with one of [his] guns at [his] side, placed [his] revolvers under [his] head’. (lines 6-7)
He needed to be ready to shoot for any animals which may attack him [1m] in the middle of the night.
Q7. What does the word ‘swarms’ (line 7) suggest about the mosquitoes at the site?
Swarm means to have a large number of things, showing that there were a lot of mosquitoes flying together.
Q10. Referring to Paragraph 4, explain in your own words the reaction of the men when Quengueza ordered Etia to tell a story.
The men shouted heartily/gaily/excitedly [1m] OR enthusiastically/earnestly looking forward (paraphrase from ‘eager’ – similar idea of ‘excitement’) to his story [1m]
and moved aside for Etia to walk to the centre of the group [1m]
Evaluative Flow Chart
P4: a perilous chase
P5: an unexpected rival
P6: witnessing a painful death
P7: well-earned victory
Q9. What was the tone used when the man said that “he could eat more meat than any other man that he knew”?
He used a boastful/prideful tone.
Q14. What do the words, ‘rousing everyone’ (line 46) suggest about Etia’s story?
It is stirring/impressive/exciting.
Q12. In Paragraph 5, Etia encounters the python. In what ways were Etia’s actions similar to the python’s?
Both of them… waited patiently (at the brooks)
Both of them… hid themselves/blended in the surroundings
Q13. The writer claims that ‘It was a short hunt’ (line 42). Explain how this claim is supported with reference to three pieces of evidence from Paragraph 6.
(i) From ‘the snake sprang upon the little beast’, the word ‘sprang’ suggests that the python started the attack very quickly and very suddenly, suggesting that the attack was over almost immediately.
(ii) ‘For a short time, there was a desperate struggle’ indicates that the gazelle only fought back for a brief duration, indicating that that the gazelle lost the energy to fight back very quickly.
(iii) ‘A few smothered cries, and all was over’ indicates that the gazelle was very quickly killed after only a small number of cries, implying that its ordeal did not last very long.