I - COMPREHENSION 100 pts

1. Where is the scene set? 4 pts
The scene is set in London, in a pub (in a bar).

2. Give the main character's name and marital status. 2 pts
The main character's name is Bridie and she is single/ unmarried/ not married.(l .7-8)

3. What did she come there for? Circle the right answer. 2 pts a/ to meet a friend. c/ to meet a man she had met recently. b/ to meet her boyfriend. d/ to meet a man she had never seen.
Réponse d

4. Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Justify your choice by quoting from the text. (0 si pas de justification). 20 pts

a/ She has already talked to the man. TRUE: line 9/15/31-32.

b/ She thinks she knows what the man's job is. TRUE: line 2 .

c/ She is impatient to meet him. TRUE: lines 3-4/31-32

d/ She is happy with her life as it is now. FALSE: lines 7-8.

e/ The place where she is waiting is noisy and crowded. FALSE: lines 18-19/ 19-20.

5. How does she react when she first notices the Indian in the bar and why? 4 pts
(30 words)
She is surprised by the presence of the Indian in the bar. Indians are everywhere in London, but don't usually go to pubs or bars.

6. Show in your own words that clothes and appearances are important for Bridie.
Use the text to justify. (40 words) 6 pts

She likes wearing expensive clothes and going to high-priced shops (l. 5).
She carefully chose the brand of her clothes (l. 9) and the colour of her varnish for the meeting
(l. 30).

2 pts pour 'expensive shop'. 2 pts pour 'brand'. 2 pts pour 'varnish'.

7. What kind of man does she expect to meet? (20 words) 6 pts
She expects to see a doctor who is rich, handsome and smart. She also expects him to be a white Englishman.

2 pts pour 'rich' ou équivalent. 2 pts pour 'handsome'.
2 pts pour 'white Englishman'.

8. What is her state of mind in the passage from l. 29 down to l. 36. ? (30