IGCSE English - Literature In English (0475) — October–November 2023, Paper 11

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

Read the poem 'Long Distance' (II) by Tony Harrison, and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in which Harrison powerfully depicts his father's reaction to…

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

How does Lowell strikingly convey his feelings in 'Night Sweat'? (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 'A Leave-Taking' by Algernon Charles Swinburne, and then answer the question that follows it: Explore how Swinburne memorably conveys the speaker's feelings in this…

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

How does Walcott make 'Nearing Forty' such a moving poem? (The poem is printed on the paper; lines removed here for copyright.)

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

Read the poem 'A Memory' by Ted Hughes, and then answer the question that follows it: Explore how Hughes vividly conveys this memory of sheep-shearing. (The poem is printed on the…

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

How does Hughes make telegraph wires so intriguing in 'Telegraph Wires'? (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: Explore the ways in which Adichie makes this moment in the novel so powerful.

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

In what ways does Adichie vividly convey Aunty Ifeoma's importance to Kambili?

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Question 9 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Read the printed passage from Great Expectations (from Chapter 29), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Dickens make this such a disturbing moment in…

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Question 10 · 25 marks · Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

How does Dickens make Biddy such a likeable character?

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

Read the printed passage from Rebecca (from Chapter 14), and then answer the question that follows it: How does du Maurier make this moment in the novel so frightening?

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca

In what ways does du Maurier make Beatrice a likeable character?

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Question 13 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

Read the printed passage from Washington Square (from Chapter 8), and then answer the question that follows it: Explore the ways in which James makes this such a memorable and…

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Question 14 · 25 marks · Henry James: Washington Square

'Catherine is stronger than she seems.' In what ways does James persuade you that this is true?

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Question 15 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Read the printed passage from The Namesake (from Chapter 1), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lahiri vividly convey Ashima's loneliness at this moment in the…

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Question 16 · 25 marks · Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

Explore how Lahiri powerfully portrays the relationship between Nikhil/Gogol and Maxine.

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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 12), and then answer the question that follows it: How does Lindsay vividly depict the meeting between Irma and…

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

Explore two moments in the novel which Lindsay makes particularly shocking.

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

Read the printed passage from Life of Pi (from Chapter 33), and then answer the question that follows it: In what ways does Martel make this such a moving moment in the novel?

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

How does Martel create striking impressions of Pi's life in India before boarding the ship?

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

Read the printed passage from 'And Women Must Weep' by Henry Handel Richardson, and then answer the question that follows it: How does Richardson make this such a sad moment in…

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

Explore how the writer makes the ending of one of the stories in this selection particularly satisfying for you.

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