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Reading: 19th-Century Non-fiction
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Mary Seacole, 1857: "I have often heard the term 'lazy Creole' applied to my country people; but I am sure I do not know what it is to be indolent." What does Seacole say about being indolent?

  1. That indolence is common in the army
  2. That she does not know what it is to be indolent
  3. That her country people are indeed indolent
  4. That she was indolent as a child only
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✓ Answer: BThat she does not know what it is to be indolent
Award 1 mark. This is a retrieval question, so the answer is stated directly in the words of the extract. Indolent means lazy, and Seacole is rejecting the label.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

In 19th-century non-fiction, what does the word "indolent" mean?

  1. Lazy
  2. Foreign
  3. Wealthy
  4. Ill
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✓ Answer: ALazy
Award 1 mark. Older vocabulary is one of the main difficulties in a 19th-century paper, and the surrounding sentence usually supplies the meaning. Here Seacole contrasts it with being up and doing.
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