The Exam Questions
May 1st, 2009 | By Ben Peek | Category: UncategorizedApparently, it is true: an extract from Black Sheep has appeared in a literacy test in Germany.
Hey Ben,
it’s right, what Lisa said. In the final exams for the subject “English basic course” you can choose two topics:
One was a globalization text and the other one was your dystopian novel. I chose it ;-). It was the extract, where Isao is send to prison.
Tasks:
1.) You should write the situation of Isao and what his crime was.
2.) Analyse the extract (atmosphere, language etc.)
3.1) Write a comment with the today’s problem with Multiculturalism.
That’s cool, innit? I always thought it’d be really lame to have a book involved in any kind of English department around the world, but I guess I got to admit that it’s pretty cool to have folk forced to read my work. Though I guess I’m a bit sorry that it inspires such questions.
I wonder how it even made it to an exam, though? I mean, the book hasn’t been published in Germany and it doesn’t have any distribution in the country it was published. I don’t think I would ever have put money on the copies that got sold making it to Germany and someone who designs exams, but it’s a strange and cool world, and however it got there is alright by me.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:48 am
Okay, so again with another name because I guess that you have somehow blocked my name….
In our examinations the texts have to be liked to that what we have done before in class. We read the book “Fahrenheit 451″ by Ray Bradbury. I think your book fits perfectly to it cause it is also an dystopian novel. Probably one of the ministry guy read your book and thought it is good….
Just too bad that you did not believe me right away!
May 2nd, 2009 at 3:23 am
sorry, the spam filter here is a piece of crap. for some reason, it filters out all the wrong things–if your post isn’t getting thru it’s probably that thing. i’ll see if i can unfilter it in a sec.
anyhow, thank you for coming by and telling me. i’m sorry i didn’t believe you straight out–it’s a strange thing to be told out of nowhere. heh. but anyhow, i’m very grateful. thanks muchly
June 14th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
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June 19th, 2009 at 10:57 am
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