CLASS 12 · VISTAS · CHAPTER 5
Original concise and expanded answers for the embedded reading prompts, all four Reading with Insight questions, and the creative ending task.
8 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
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Question Read and Find Out
Describe Mr Lamb briefly.
Explain how Derry gets in and what he misunderstands.
Mr Lamb is an older man with a tin leg; Derry enters by climbing over the wall, though the gate is open.
Question Read and Find Out
State what caused the injury.
Explain how other people’s reactions have shaped Derry’s expectations.
Acid burned one side of Derry’s face. He expects people to stare or reject him, so he withdraws from them.
Question Read and Find Out
Compare Derry’s first reaction with his later words.
Use his decision to return as evidence.
Yes. Derry moves from suspicion to trust and promises to return, although he remains unsure.
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Question Reading with Insight 1
Notice how Mr Lamb responds to Derry’s appearance.
Explain what Derry receives from their conversation.
Mr Lamb accepts Derry, listens to him, and helps him see possibilities beyond other people’s judgement.
Question Reading with Insight 2
Find a moment when Mr Lamb expects to be left alone.
List the ways he invites connection and keeps active.
He feels lonely when he doubts visitors will return; he keeps the gate open, welcomes people, and stays engaged with nature and books.
Question Reading with Insight 3
Name behaviours that may feel isolating.
Describe respectful ways to interact.
They hope for respect, inclusion, and ordinary conversation rather than staring, pity, teasing, or assumptions.
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Question Reading with Insight 4
Use Derry’s decision to return as evidence.
Acknowledge that the play does not show his later life.
The meeting may change him: he defies his mother’s restriction and returns, though the ending leaves his future uncertain.
Question How About…
Keep the characters’ personalities believable.
Resolve the immediate problem.
Show how the friendship affects Derry.
Sample: Derry finds Mr Lamb injured, gets help, and continues visiting him while learning to trust people. Other endings are possible.