Eng Lit 1
Sp N ec e ifi w ca tio n General Certificate of Secondary Education
2011
English Literature
Higher Tier
GET12
Unit 1: The Study of Prose
[GET12]
TUESDAY 24 MAY, MORNING
TIME
1 hour.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided.
Answer one question.
A Resource Booklet is provided with the examination paper.
You should not have with you a copy of the prescribed text.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
111108
The total mark for this paper is 40.
All questions carry equal marks.
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Page Index to Questions
Question
Number
Page
Number
1
Achebe
Things Fall Apart
3
2
Golding
Lord of the Flies
4
3
Greene
The Power and the Glory
5
4
Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
6
5
Orwell
Animal Farm
7
6
Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men
8
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1
Achebe: Things Fall Apart
Answer either (a) or (b)
(a) With reference to the ways Achebe presents the Oracle and his Priestess in Extract 1 and elsewhere in the novel, show how far you would agree that their power is based on fear.
Use Extract 1, printed in the Resource Booklet, to answer this question.
(b) With reference to the ways Achebe presents Okonkwo, show how far you would agree that he is powerful.
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2
Golding: Lord of the Flies
Answer either (a) or (b)
(a) With reference to the ways Golding presents Jack in Extract 2 and elsewhere in the novel, show how far you would agree that Jack is a strong leader.
Use Extract 2, printed in the Resource Booklet, to answer this question.
(b) With reference to the ways Golding presents the behaviour of the boys, show how far you would agree that they forget about rules and good behaviour.
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3
Greene: The Power and the Glory
Answer either (a) or (b)
(a) With reference to the ways Greene presents the Priest in Extract 3 and elsewhere in the novel, show how far you would agree that the Priest deserves sympathy.
Use
2011
English Literature
Higher Tier
GET12
Unit 1: The Study of Prose
[GET12]
TUESDAY 24 MAY, MORNING
TIME
1 hour.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklet provided.
Answer one question.
A Resource Booklet is provided with the examination paper.
You should not have with you a copy of the prescribed text.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
111108
The total mark for this paper is 40.
All questions carry equal marks.
6437
Page Index to Questions
Question
Number
Page
Number
1
Achebe
Things Fall Apart
3
2
Golding
Lord of the Flies
4
3
Greene
The Power and the Glory
5
4
Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
6
5
Orwell
Animal Farm
7
6
Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men
8
6437 2
[Turn over
1
Achebe: Things Fall Apart
Answer either (a) or (b)
(a) With reference to the ways Achebe presents the Oracle and his Priestess in Extract 1 and elsewhere in the novel, show how far you would agree that their power is based on fear.
Use Extract 1, printed in the Resource Booklet, to answer this question.
(b) With reference to the ways Achebe presents Okonkwo, show how far you would agree that he is powerful.
6437 3
[Turn over
2
Golding: Lord of the Flies
Answer either (a) or (b)
(a) With reference to the ways Golding presents Jack in Extract 2 and elsewhere in the novel, show how far you would agree that Jack is a strong leader.
Use Extract 2, printed in the Resource Booklet, to answer this question.
(b) With reference to the ways Golding presents the behaviour of the boys, show how far you would agree that they forget about rules and good behaviour.
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[Turn over
3
Greene: The Power and the Glory
Answer either (a) or (b)
(a) With reference to the ways Greene presents the Priest in Extract 3 and elsewhere in the novel, show how far you would agree that the Priest deserves sympathy.
Use