IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — May–June 2023, Paper 13

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Question 1 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 1 (from Part 4)

Read the poem 'Request To A Year' by Judith Wright, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Wright vividly convey the speaker's admiration for her…

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Question 2 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 1 (from Part 4)

Explore how Gunn uses words and images to powerful effect in 'The Man with Night Sweats'. (The poem is printed on the paper; central lines removed here for copyright.)

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Question 3 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (from Part 4)

Read the poem 'After' by Philip Bourke Marston, and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Marston make this such a sad poem?

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Question 4 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (from Part 4)

How does Edmond make 'Waterfall' such a memorable poem? (The poem is printed on the paper; central lines removed here for copyright.)

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Question 5 · 25 marks · Ted Hughes: from New Selected Poems

Read the poem 'The Harvest Moon' by Ted Hughes, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Hughes make this such a powerful poem? (The poem is printed on the paper;…

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Question 6 · 25 marks · Ted Hughes: from New Selected Poems

Explore the ways in which Hughes vividly portrays caged animals in 'The Jaguar'. (The poem is printed on the paper; lines removed here for copyright.)

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Question 7 · 25 marks · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Purple Hibiscus

Read the printed passage from Purple Hibiscus, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Adichie make this such a sad moment in the novel?

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Question 8 · 25 marks · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Purple Hibiscus

Explore the ways in which Adichie strikingly portrays the relationship between Kambili and her brother Jaja.

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Question 9 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Read the printed passage from Great Expectations (from Chapter 18), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Dickens make this such a memorable and…

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Question 10 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

How far does Dickens encourage you to admire Pip while he is living in London?

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

Read the printed passage from Rebecca (from Chapter 13), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in which du Maurier makes this such a revealing and…

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

To what extent does du Maurier make it possible for you to have any sympathy for Mrs Danvers?

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Question 13 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

Read the printed passage from Washington Square (from Chapter 14), and then answer the question that follows it: How does James make this such a memorable and significant moment…

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Question 14 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

Morris thinks that Catherine is a 'dull woman'. How far does James encourage you to share this view of her?

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Question 15 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Read the printed passage from The Namesake (from Chapter 10), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lahiri vividly convey Moushumi's thoughts and feelings at this…

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Question 16 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Explore how Lahiri memorably portrays Gogol's relationship with his parents.

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Question 17 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Read the printed passage from Picnic at Hanging Rock (from Chapter 1), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lindsay make this early moment in the novel so vivid?

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Question 18 · 25 marks · Joan Lindsay: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Explore how Lindsay powerfully depicts the relationship between Albert and Mike.

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Question 19 · 25 marks · Yann Martel: Life of Pi

Read the printed passage from Life of Pi (from Chapter 41), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Martel make this moment in the novel so powerful?

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Question 20 · 25 marks · Yann Martel: Life of Pi

Explore the ways in which Martel creates such a striking portrait of Richard Parker.

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Question 21 · 25 marks · from Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

Read the printed passage from 'Mrs Mahmood' by Segun Afolabi, and then answer the question that follows it: To what extent does Afolabi make you feel sympathy for the narrator in…

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Question 22 · 25 marks · from Stories of Ourselves Volume 2

Explore the ways in which Laski strikingly portrays the marriage between Caroline and Neville in 'The Tower'.

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