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What is the tone of the story that Nadine Gordimer is telling?
What is the tone of the story that Nadine Gordimer is telling?
- Fatalistic (correct)
- Humorous
- Analytical
- Optimistic
What is the purpose of using a particular tone in telling the story?
What is the purpose of using a particular tone in telling the story?
- To underscore the girl's sense of optimism (correct)
- To analyze the story's events
- To describe the girl's surroundings
- To introduce the narrator's voice
What is the system of racial segregation under which South Africans lived between 1948 and 1992?
What is the system of racial segregation under which South Africans lived between 1948 and 1992?
- Apartheid (correct)
- Colonialism
- Segregation
- Slavery
What is the link between Nadine Gordimer's work and her political views?
What is the link between Nadine Gordimer's work and her political views?
What is the narrator's attitude towards her circumstances?
What is the narrator's attitude towards her circumstances?
What is the outcome the girl hopes for at the end of the story?
What is the outcome the girl hopes for at the end of the story?
What is the effect of the narrator's diction in the story 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the effect of the narrator's diction in the story 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the significance of the absence of dialogue in the story 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the significance of the absence of dialogue in the story 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the atmosphere created by the narrative technique in 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the atmosphere created by the narrative technique in 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the racial identity of the narrator in 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the racial identity of the narrator in 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the purpose of the narrator's diction in 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the purpose of the narrator's diction in 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the occupation of the person who interviews the grandmother in the final scene of 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the occupation of the person who interviews the grandmother in the final scene of 'The Ultimate Safari'?
What is the primary effect of Gordimer's manipulation of the narrator's background in the story?
What is the primary effect of Gordimer's manipulation of the narrator's background in the story?
What is the primary agenda of Gordimer's writing throughout her career?
What is the primary agenda of Gordimer's writing throughout her career?
What is the significance of the majority of the story's readers being white and non-South African at the time of its publication?
What is the significance of the majority of the story's readers being white and non-South African at the time of its publication?
What literary technique does Gordimer use to hold out the possibility that the narrator could be 'the girl next door'?
What literary technique does Gordimer use to hold out the possibility that the narrator could be 'the girl next door'?
What is the name of the system of racial segregation that Gordimer opposes through her writing?
What is the name of the system of racial segregation that Gordimer opposes through her writing?
What is the primary benefit of Gordimer's technique of withholding information about the narrator's background?
What is the primary benefit of Gordimer's technique of withholding information about the narrator's background?
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