AS & A Level Literature in English (9695) — May–June 2025, Paper 21

Discuss Desai's presentation of the relationship between the Cook and Biju.

Stories of Ourselves, Volume 1 Either Discuss ways in which the writers of two stories present characters' responses to threat or danger.

EVELYN WAUGH: A Handful of Dust Either Discuss some of the ways in which Waugh presents London and London life in the novel.

COLSON WHITEHEAD: The Underground Railroad Either Discuss ways in which Whitehead presents abolitionists in the novel.

Either Comment closely on the presentation of Mattie in the following extract. In your answer, consider the writer's choice of language, dialogue and dramatic methods.

Or Comment closely on the presentation of the sight-seeing tour in the following passage. In your answer, consider the writer's choice of language, dialogue and narrative methods.