IGCSE World Literature (0408) — October–November 2023, Paper 31

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

In what ways does Mishima make this such a dramatic moment in the novel?

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Question 2 · 25 marks · FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: Yerma

Explore how Lorca makes this moment in the play so revealing.

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

Explore how Tan makes this such a striking opening to the novel.

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

How does Gogol create such revealing impressions of the Mayor and Khlestakov at this moment in the play?

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

How does David Constantine vividly portray the dolphin watchers in this poem?

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

In what ways does Mansfield make this such a disturbing moment in the story?

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

In what ways does Mishima memorably convey the importance of work in the novel?

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Question 8 · 25 marks · FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: Yerma

To what extent do you think Lorca makes Yerma a moving play? (Do not use the extract printed in Question 2 in answering this question.)

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

Explore the ways in which Tan memorably portrays the Chang family.

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

‘The characters in this play are interested only in themselves.’ How far does Gogol’s portrayal of two of the following characters persuade you that this is an accurate judgement?…

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

How does Ruth Pitter create striking impressions of the stormcock in Stormcock in Elder?

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

In what ways does Anna Kavan make A Visit such a mysterious story?

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