Going Places (A.R. Barton)

Grade 12 English — Going Places (A.R. Barton): 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. Who is the author of 'Going Places'?
2. Who is the main character?
3. What is Sophie's primary characteristic?
4. Who is Jansie?
5. What does Sophie's family represent?
6. What do her dreams symbolize?
7. How does Jansie contrast?
8. What does 'Going Places' mean?
9. What limits Sophie?
10. What is Sophie's internal conflict?
11. What do romantic fantasies reveal?
12. What is the tone?
13. How does it address class?
14. What does Sophie represent?
15. How does Barton use imagination?
16. Significance of Sophie's age?
17. Comment on gender?
18. What does Jansie's contentment suggest?
19. How does ending affect meaning?
20. Universal appeal?
21. How does Barton treat dreams?
22. Imagination vs reality?
23. Social commentary?
24. Significance of ordinariness?
25. Barton on human aspiration?