B) AFTER WATCHING SCENE 1 ...watch the second scene ... and answer these questions

 


Scene 2

 

6.              What is a half-cast?

 

 

 

7.              Why did the government take these children?

 

 

 

8.              What is this man's role/position?

 

 

 

9.              What does this man accept or reject?

 

 

 

10.           Where are these children taken and what do they do with them?

 

 

 

11.           Compare the two scenes. Which impact do they have on the viewer?

 

 

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