Form 5 What Has Happened to Lulu

Who is asking what has happened to Lulu?

• Lulu; herself

• Lulu's parents

• Lulu's younger sibling

Where is the setting of the poem?

• Lulu's house

• Lulu's bedroom

• Lulu's boathouse

From stanza 4,

“I woke to voices late last night”

Whose voices the persona may have heard that woke him/her up?

• Lulu and her friend

• Lulu's parents

• Lulu and her sisters

What can you infer from the line

“I heard an engine roar”?

• Lulu has gone away in a car

• Lulu is having a bad stomachache

• Lulu is trying to scare her younger sister

In stanza 5, what does the phrase “gust of rain” being compared to?

• Someone's scream

• Someone's cry

• Someone's laughter

What is the persona’s mother doing in stanza 6 and why do you think she reacts that way?

Give a reason for your answer.

• Mother cried because she was upset with Lulu

• Mother cried because she was upset with Lulu's younger sibling

• Mother cried because she was upset that Lulu had run away.

In stanza 1, what can be seen on Lulu’s bed?

• A coin chest

• A rag-doll

• A rug

In stanza 3, why do you think the persona’s mother crumples the note?

• She was elated with what was written in the note

• She felt joyous with what was written in the note

• She was angry with what was written in the note

In your opinion, why do you think teenagers run away? Give two reasons.

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS

• They are happy being homeless

• They want to get away from overprotective parents

• Parental neglect

• They want to earn money by themselves.

In stanza 2,

What does the line “the curtain flapping free” indicates?

• It was a sign of a break-in case.

• Someone forgot to shut the window.

• It was windy and the window was wide opened.