IGCSE World Literature (0408) — May–June 2023, Paper 32

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Question 1 · 25 marks · YUKIO MISHIMA: The Sound of Waves

How does Mishima make this such a revealing moment in the novel?

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Question 2 · 25 marks · FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: Yerma

In what ways does Lorca make this such a memorable moment in the play?

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Question 3 · 25 marks · AMY TAN: The Bonesetter’s Daughter

In what ways does Tan memorably depict the Catching of Ghosts at this moment in the novel?

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Question 4 · 25 marks · NIKOLAI GOGOL: The Government Inspector

How does Gogol vividly portray Khlestakov in these scenes from Act 2?

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Question 5 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (Part 2) — poetry anthology

Explore how Judith Wright vividly communicates a sense of anger in Australia 1970.

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Question 6 · 25 marks · Stories of Ourselves Volume 2 — short-story anthology

Explore the ways in which Lahiri makes this such a vivid and revealing moment in the story.

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Question 7 · 25 marks · YUKIO MISHIMA: The Sound of Waves

Explore the ways in which Mishima makes Shinji such an admirable character.

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Question 8 · 25 marks · FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: Yerma

Explore how Lorca powerfully depicts married life in Yerma.

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Question 9 · 25 marks · AMY TAN: The Bonesetter’s Daughter

How does Tan strikingly portray the relationship between Ruth and her mother?

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Question 10 · 25 marks · NIKOLAI GOGOL: The Government Inspector

In what ways does Gogol present the Mayor as despicable and amusing at the same time?

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Question 11 · 25 marks · Songs of Ourselves Volume 2 (Part 2) — poetry anthology

In what ways does Thomas Carew memorably convey the speaker’s thoughts and feelings in The Spring?

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Question 12 · 25 marks · Stories of Ourselves Volume 2 — short-story anthology

How does Mulk Raj Anand encourage you to feel sympathy for Srijut Sharma in The Gold Watch?

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