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1. Under which genre would "To Sir With Love" (the book, remember) be best categorized?
2. In the movie version (which, recall, this quiz is NOT about), the protagonist of the story is named Mark Thackeray. But what is the hero's name in the book?
3. Okay, enough with technicalities! On to the story! Our hero is a black man: a respectable, civilized, educated, and in every way admirable sort of guy, fresh from service in the RAF. He is in London, and he isn't happy. Why is he glum? Because he can't get a job, intelligent and resourceful fellow that he is, because he is black. After much searching, disappointments and soul-searching, he lands a job as a teacher at one of the less reputable schools in the vicinity. He is optomistic and excited at this new challenge. What is the name of the aforementioned less reputable school?
4. Why was our hero accepted into this school when he was turned down by all other operations? Because this school is so extremely desperate for teachers, that's why. The rough and rowdy students seem to think that their lifes' purpose is to drive mad every teacher who displays any sign of weakness. What was the name of the teacher who had previously taught the class our hero has been assigned to teach?
5. The few teachers that have survived and live on to work in the school include such folks as Mrs Dale-Evans, Miss Drew, Miss Phillips, Mr Weston, Miss Clintridge and Miss Blanchard. Two teachers shared a very special relationship which they never openly expressed but which everybody was aware of. Which two teachers am I talking about?
6. The main character of this story met and developed a friendly relationship with an elderly couple, Mr and Mrs Belmont, when he was still in the RAF. As he began teaching in London, he found himself boarding with them. By what names did Mr and Mrs Belmont insist upon his calling them?
7. Teaching the mob of unruly students was not piece of cake for our hero. First they were sulkily silent and unenthusiastic, and then they switched to very noisy, rowdy and impertinent. But our hero would not give in. And then he put into action a revolutionary plan. What was this idea?
8. As the main character of this story's plan gradually began to take effect, the class became more submissive and, eventually, enthusiastic, our hero's life seemed to get easier and much brighter. Another reason for this was his growing closeness with a fellow teacher. What was this young woman's name?
9. Soon the class began to respect and care for their revolutionary new teacher. He had boys called by their surnames and girls called "Miss", he took them to museums and concerts and plays, and he taught them knowledge beyond the borders of reading, writing and arithmetic. One girl student, in particular, paid attention to him with worshipful eyes. Which student was this?
10. A certain young man in our hero's class was very difficult in becoming a respectful student, and demonstrated his rebellious nature in many ways until he was finally converted, after losing a wrestling match to our hero. Which student am I talking about?
11. One of the protagonist's students, Patrick Fernman, had a grandmother who wove silk. This grandmother also had a little knife, very precious to her, that she used to cut away the stray silk threads. It was Fernman's job to take the knife to be sharpened whenever it began to dull. One day he was taking this knife to be sharpened when he made the mistake of showing it to another boy, who instantly wanted to hold it, which Fernman wouldn't let him do. There was a struggle. What was the outcome?
12. November 18th was Miss Blanchard's birthday and she and Braithwaite planned to have dinner together at a place called the 'Poisson d'Or'. What did our hero get for the birthday girl as a gift?
13. There was one boy in the main character of this book's class who was not rebellious, arrogant, or even athletic in any way. Buckley was large and cheerful and loved by all, even if his fellow students teased him mercilessly. However, no love was wasted between him and the new P.T. teacher, Mr Bell. After Mr Bell made Buckley do a disasterous "astride vault" which ended with the buck broken on the floor, Buckley lying pale beside it, and one student raging after Mr Bell with a broken metal-bound leg off of the buck in his hand. Which furious student was this?
14. What was the first name of the student who did not arrive at school on time only to come later with the news that he couldn't stay as his mother had just died and he needed to help his father with some things? (The other students agreed to put their money together to buy a floral arrangement for his mother but they did not want to be seen going to his house to give it to him.)
15. The book ends at the end of the school year, after the senior class dance when our hero receives a prettily wrapped package with a simple note saying "TO SIR, WITH LOVE" on it and he is overwhelmed with affection for the class he must now say goodbye to. What was the gift the grateful students gave their teacher?
Source: Author
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