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Diamond BoyPractice Contextual Question
Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.
Extract A (p. 55)
“I want to be a miner, Uncle James –”
“Patson,” interrupted my father, his face stricken.
“And you will teach me in the evenings, Baba. I promise I will not abandon my school
work.”
“It’s men’s work,” said Uncle James, ignoring my father and gripping my arm.
“I’m not afraid to be a man.”
“We shall see, boy. Jamu, I want you to show this prince-cousin of yours around the mines.
Teach him,” he commanded. “And, Patson, I’m expecting great things. I think you’ve got the
eye. Now, you two will be friends, alright?”
Jamu smiled lamely as I offered him my hand. We shook solemnly.
No one disobeyed James Banda.
1. Place this extract in context. (3)
2. Show how this extract marks the beginning of Patson’s journey to manhood. (3)
3. Look at Joseph’s response to his son’s request to be a miner. What indication
is there that he cares for his son? (3)
4. “And Patson, I am expecting great things. I think you’ve got the eye.”
Show how these words are later proven to be true. (3)
5. “No one disobeyed James Banda.” Critically discuss how the theme of loss
and corruption will change this statement later in the narrative. (4)
Extract B (p. 150)
“Run!” he shouted, drawing his pistol and firing it twice into the sky.
I started jogging across the field, my heart beating in my chest. Was he planning to shoot me
as I ran? I picked up speed, my heart now thumping, my body darting from side to side,
making sure not to run in a straight line. I expected the sound of gunfire, bullets hitting the
ground around me until one smashed into my back.
I ran harder.
No gunshots. No bullets.
I was elated with every stride that took me away from the mine. I had managed to escape.
With my diamonds. I would fetch Grace. We would be free.
And then I felt a metallic click under my left foot. There was searing heat and a flash of
bright white. A crack of thunder; a cloud of dust.
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