Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. [Mr Menters, hat in hand, mopping his brow with a handkerchief] ISABEL: Yes, what about my team-mate? What does he say? Have you asked him yet? MR. M. ISABEL MR. M ISABEL MR. M No, I haven't asked him Isabel, and I won't. I will tell him, and when I do I trust he will express as much enthusiasm for the idea as you have. I am an old fashioned traditionalist In most things, young lady, and my classroom is certainly no exception. I teach, Thami learns. He understands and accepts that that is the way it should be. You don't like the sound of that, do you? Does sound a bit dictatorial, you know. It might sound that way but I assure you it isn't. We do not blur the difference between the generations in the way that you white people do. Respect for authority, right authority, is deeply ingrained in the African soul. It's all I've got when I stand there in Number One. Respect or my authority is my only teaching ald, If I ever lost it those young people will abandon their desks and take to the streets. I expect Thami to trust my judgement of what is best for him, and he does . That trust is the most sacred responsibility in my life He's your favourite, isn't he? Good gracious! A good teacher doesn't have favourites! Are you suggesting that I am a bad one? Because if you are... [Looking around] you would be right, young lady. Measured by that yardstick I am a very bad teacher indeed. He is my favourite. Thami Mbikwana! Yes, I have waited for a long time for him. [Act 1, Scene 3)] 1. Refer to line 3 ('No, I haven't asked him yet...I will tell him.') (a) (b) To whom does Mr M refer to when he says, 'I will tell him'. What does this extract suggest about Isabel's upbringing? State TWO points. อล (2) 2. Refer to line 12-13 ('It's all I've got...my only teaching aid') (a) What does Number One refer to? (1) (b) What does this reveal about Mr M and his views about education and African culture? (2) A good teacher...I've waited a long time for him.')
