IGCSE World Literature (0408) — October–November 2023, Paper 33

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

How does Mishima create such memorable impressions of the lighthouse-keeper and his wife at this 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 disturbing moment in the play?

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

How does Tan vividly portray the relationship between Ruth and Art at this moment in the novel?

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

In what ways does Gogol make this early moment in the play so shocking?

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

Explore the ways in which Robinson Jeffers makes this such a memorable poem.

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

How does Mulk Raj Anand make this such a revealing introduction to Srijut Sharma?

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

To what extent does Mishima encourage you to feel sorry for Chiyoko?

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Question 8 · 25 marks · FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: Yerma

How does Lorca vividly capture Yerma’s worsening state of mind? (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

How does Tan encourage you to sympathise with LuLing during her life in China? (Do not use the extract printed in Question 3 in answering this question.)

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

How far do you think Gogol makes the ending to the play satisfying?

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

In what ways does Thomas Hardy make The Darkling Thrush such a powerful poem?

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

Explore how Katherine Mansfield makes you feel sympathy for the Kelvey sisters in The Doll’s House.

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