SST - ian crichton smith

Question 1

The black polished car drew up outside the brown tenement and he rested for a moment, his hands still on the wheel.

Answer 1

word choice, home

Question 2

and the wallet bulged from his breast pocket, a wife, two children, and a good job in administration

Answer 2

listing, home

Question 3

what do you want? that they should all wave flags?

Answer 3

rhetorical question, home

Question 4

they reminded him of some africans he had seen, insolent young toughs, town bred.

Answer 4

metaphore/ word choice, home

Question 5

he stared at it for a long time, scratching his head slowly as if at first he didn’t believe that it was is own door

Answer 5

word choice/metaphore, the red door

Question 6

it certainly singled him out

Answer 6

statement, the red door

Question 7

Murdo in his life had never done anything unusual

Answer 7

statement/word choice the red door

Question 8

there were times when he felt that there was more to life than that

Answer 8

wordchoice, the red door

Question 9

do you know whats going to happen to you? you’ll be taken to the asylum

Answer 9

question and answer, mother and son

Question 10

he felt himself in a dark cave… escape

Answer 10

metaphore

Question 11

Donald spends all his money… he never sends me anything

Answer 11

word choice, the telegram

Question 12

why did she want to be better than everyone else?

Answer 12

word choice, the telegram

Question 13

two houses to go, the looked at each other wildly. it must be one of them. surely.

Answer 13

word choice, the telegram

Question 14

they were both frightened for he could be coming to their house

Answer 14

word choice, the telegram