IGCSE World Literature (0408) — October–November 2024, Paper 33

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Question 1 · 25 marks · SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN: Fever Dream

In what ways does Schweblin make this such a powerful and significant moment in the novel?

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Question 2 · 25 marks · AMA ATA AIDOO: Anowa

How does Aidoo make this such a powerfully dramatic moment in the play?

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

Explore how Tan makes this such a memorable moment in the novel.

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

In what ways does Gogol make this such a comical and significant moment in the play?

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

How does Allen Curnow use words and images to striking effect in You will Know When You Get There?

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

To what extent does Jhumpa Lahiri make this a satisfying ending to the story?

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Question 7 · 25 marks · SAMANTA SCHWEBLIN: Fever Dream

In what ways does Schweblin create disturbing impressions of rural Argentina in the novel?

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Question 8 · 25 marks · AMA ATA AIDOO: Anowa

Explore the ways in which Aidoo dramatically conveys attitudes towards wealth in the 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

In what ways does Tan movingly convey what growing old is like for LuLing?

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

Explore the ways in which Gogol vividly presents deception in the play.

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

Explore how Robinson Jeffers makes The Stars Go Over the Lonely Ocean such a memorable poem.

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

How does Ruth Prawer Jhabvala make Pritam such a fascinating character in In the Mountains?

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