South Caroline Chapter Quiz
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South Caroline Chapter Quiz
South Caroline: The Tide Clock
At six on Thursday morning, South Caroline found the tide clock stopped at 4:17. It hung above the door of the old ferry office, its brass face dulled by salt air. For years, her mother had wound it every Sunday. Since her mother’s death, Caroline had not touched it. The council planned to demolish the office on Monday. A new road would run where the ferry landing had been, and the notice on the door called the building “unused”. Caroline had come to take the clock down before the demolition crew arrived. She told herself it was only an object. Still, she brought a screwdriver, a cloth, and the small key her mother had kept in a kitchen drawer. Her brother, Tomas, waited outside with a cardboard box. “You could leave it,” he said. “It won’t bring anything back.” He had spent the last year avoiding the ferry office. Caroline knew he remembered their last crossing differently: he had been angry with their mother that day, and never got the chance to apologise. Inside, the clock’s glass door opened easily. The key fitted a tiny winding slot behind the hands. Caroline paused. The stopped hands pointed to 4:17—the time the ferry had left on the day their mother died. She had assumed the clock had simply run down. Now she noticed a folded scrap of paper tucked behind its face. Her mother’s handwriting said: “When you’re ready, set it going. The tide never waits, but it always turns.” Beneath the words was a sketch of two small boats tied together. Caroline read the note twice, then passed it to Tomas. He looked away at first. “I thought she was waiting for me to say something,” he whispered. “I was too late.” Caroline did not tell him he was wrong. She held out the winding key. Tomas took it, and together they turned it until the clock began to tick. The sound was faint, but it filled the office. They carried the clock outside between them. The building would be gone by Monday; neither of them could change that. At the landing, Tomas asked if she wanted to walk home by the water. Caroline said yes. Behind them, the clock kept time. Ahead, the tide was turning.
Comprehension and character
Answer with evidence from the extract.
- He is afraid of the demolition crew.
- He feels guilty about being angry with his mother on their last crossing.
- He dislikes the smell of the harbour.
- He thinks Caroline should keep the clock.
Theme, symbolism and language
Consider how details and images contribute to the extract’s meaning.
- It proves that the clock was broken before their mother died.
- It links the clock to a painful memory that the siblings have not fully faced.
- It shows that Caroline has forgotten how to tell time.
- It suggests that the demolition will happen at 4:17.
- Competition and ambition
- Grief, regret and the possibility of reconnection
- The dangers of technology
- The conflict between city and country life
Evidence and interpretation
Build a clear interpretation and support it with details from the extract.
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