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General Certificate of Secondary Education 2008 Paper 1 Higher Tier G3002 English Literature [G3002] TUESDAY 20 MAY, MORNING TIME 2 hours 30 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number on the Answer Booklets provided. Answer three questions. Answer one question from each section. Write your answer to Section A in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. Write your answer to Section B in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. Write your answer to Section C in the Purple (Poetry) Answer Booklet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 105. All questions carry equal marks, i.e. 35 marks for each question. G301H8 3625 Page Index to Sections and Questions Question No. Section A Drama 1 Wilder: Our Town 2 Priestley: An Inspector Calls 3 Shaffer: The Royal Hunt of the Sun 4 Russell: Blood Brothers 5 Friel: Dancing at Lughnasa Page No. 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Section B Prose Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men Orwell: Animal Farm Golding: Lord of the Flies Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird Hill: I m the King of the Castle Johnston: How Many Miles to Babylon? Taylor: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 Section C Poetry Anthology One Anthology Two 15 16 G301H8 3625 2 [Turn over Section A Drama Answer one question from this section. Wilder: Our Town 1 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about the Stage Manager. Look again at the extract on page 32 beginning with the stage direction The Stage Manager enters briskly from the right and ending on page 35 when the Stage Manager says Now, is there anyone in the audience who would like to ask Editor Webb anything about the town? With reference to the ways Wilder presents the Stage Manager in the extract and elsewhere in the play, show how far you would agree that his role is to control what happens. In your answer you should consider: what he says and does in the extract; Wilder s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; what he says and does elsewhere in the play. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about love and marriage. Look again at the extract on page 64 beginning with George s words, Emily, if I go away to State Agriculture College next year, and ending on page 67 with the stage direction They walk in grave silence across the stage and pass through the trellis at the Webbs back door and disappear. With reference to the ways Wilder presents George and Emily s relationship in the extract and relationships elsewhere in Act Two, show how far you agree that romantic love is an important part of life. In your answer you should consider: what George says in the extract; Wilder s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; George and Emily s wedding; the conversation between Dr Gibbs and Mrs Gibbs on the morning of the wedding. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 3 [Turn over Priestley: An Inspector Calls 2 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Sheila. Look again at the extract in Act One, beginning on page 22 with the stage direction Enter Sheila, who looks as if she s been crying, and ending on page 24 with the Inspector s words, Yes, but you can t. It s too late. She s dead. With reference to the ways Priestley presents Sheila in the extract and elsewhere in the play, show that Sheila becomes more mature. What do you think of her? Give reasons for your opinions. In your answer you should consider: what Sheila says in the extract; Priestley s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; Sheila s reactions to the Inspector s investigation elsewhere in the play. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about love. Look again at the extract in Act Three, beginning on page 51 with the Inspector s words, When did you first meet this girl? and ending on page 53 with Eric s words, I suppose about fifty pounds all told. With reference to the ways Priestley presents Eric s relationship with Eva/Daisy in this extract and relationships elsewhere in the play, show that the play explores differing attitudes to love. In your answer you should consider: what Eric says in the extract; Priestley s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; Mr and Mrs Birling s relationship elsewhere in the play; the way Eva/Daisy behaves towards Gerald and Eric. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 4 [Turn over Shaffer: The Royal Hunt of the Sun 3 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Pizarro. Look again at Act I Scene XI. With reference to the ways Shaffer presents Pizarro in this scene and elsewhere in the play, show how far you would agree that Pizarro is an admirable leader. In your answer you should consider: what Pizarro says in Act I Scene XI; Shaffer s use of language and dramatic techniques in Act I Scene XI; Pizarro s relationships with his men, including Young Martin, elsewhere in the play; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about killing. Look again at Act II Scene XII. With reference to the ways Shaffer presents the killing of Atahuallpa in this scene and the killing of the Indians elsewhere in the play, show how far you agree that these killings were justified. In your answer you should consider: the reasons given in Act II Scene XII for killing Atahuallpa; Shaffer s use of language and dramatic techniques in Act II Scene XII; the reactions of Young Martin and De Soto to the massacre of the Indians in Act II Scene I; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 5 [Turn over Russell: Blood Brothers 4 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Mickey. Look again at the extract on page 88 beginning with Mickey s words, Fifty notes? and ending at the bottom of page 91 with the stage direction The Warder escorts Linda from the cell. With reference to the ways Russell presents Mickey in the extract and elsewhere in the play, show how far you would agree that Mickey is responsible for the things that go wrong in his life. In your answer you should consider: Mickey s actions and their consequences in the extract; Russell s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; Mickey s reactions to the difficulties in his life elsewhere in the play; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about dreams of happiness. Look again at the extract beginning on page 49 with the stage direction Mrs Johnstone appears, clutching a letter and ending at the end of Act One. With reference to the ways Russell presents dreams of happiness in the extract and elsewhere in Act One, show how far you would agree that there is no escape from poverty and unhappiness for the Johnstone family. In your answer you should consider: what Mrs Johnstone says and sings in the extract; Russell s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; Mrs Johnstone s dreams of happiness elsewhere in Act One. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 6 [Turn over Friel: Dancing at Lughnasa 5 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Gerry Evans. Look again at the extract from Act 1, beginning on page 26 with Maggie s words, It s on the turf box, Kate and ending at the top of page 29 with the stage direction They both laugh. With reference to the ways Friel presents Gerry Evans in the extract and elsewhere in the play, show to what extent you would agree that Gerry is unreliable. What do you think of him? Give reasons for your answer. In your answer you should consider: what Gerry says and does in the extract; Friel s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; Gerry s relationships with the Mundy family elsewhere in the play; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about caring. Look again at the extract from Act 1, beginning near the bottom of page 2 with the stage direction The lighting changes and ending on page 6 with the stage direction Rose closes the front of her apron. She is on the point of tears. Silence. With reference to the ways Friel presents the Mundy sisters in the extract and elsewhere in the play, show how far you would agree that they show care and concern for Rose and Chris. In your answer you should consider: what Maggie, Chris, Agnes and Rose say and do in the extract; Friel s use of language and dramatic techniques in the extract; the Mundy sisters attitudes to Rose elsewhere in the play; the Mundy sisters attitudes to Chris elsewhere in the play. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Green (Drama) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 7 [Turn over Section B Prose Answer one question from this section. Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men 6 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about George. With reference to the ways Steinbeck presents George, show how far you would agree that George is a true friend to Lennie. In your answer you should consider: what George gains through his friendship with Lennie; what George loses through his friendship with Lennie; how the friendship is tested; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about dreams. With reference to the ways Steinbeck presents dreams of a better life, show that these dreams are unrealistic but necessary. In your answer you should consider: Candy; Crooks; Curley s wife. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 8 [Turn over Orwell: Animal Farm 7 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Snowball. With reference to the ways Orwell presents Snowball, show how far you would agree that Snowball is an admirable figure in the Rebellion until his expulsion from the farm. In your answer you should consider: his actions; his strengths; his weaknesses. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about equality. With reference to the ways Orwell presents the lives of the animals, show how far you would agree that equality for the animals was impossible. In your answer you should consider: daily life on the farm; the increasing power of the pigs; Napoleon s rise to power. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 9 [Turn over Golding: Lord of the Flies 8 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Roger. With reference to the ways Golding presents Roger, show that Roger is evil. What do you think of him? Give reasons for your answer. In your answer you should consider: the killing of Piggy; the hunting of Ralph; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about fear. With reference to the ways Golding presents the boys, show how far you would agree that their actions are motivated by fear. In your answer you should consider: how the boys organise themselves on the island; how the boys react to stories about the beast; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 10 [Turn over Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird 9 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Scout. With reference to the ways Lee presents Scout, show that Scout learns good lessons about life. What do you think of her? Give reasons for your opinions. In your answer you should consider: what she learns from her family; what she learns from neighbours; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about telling the truth. Show that the novel explores differing attitudes to telling the truth. In your answer you should consider: Atticus; the Ewells; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 11 [Turn over Hill: I m the King of the Castle 10 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Helena Kingshaw. With reference to the ways Hill presents Helena Kingshaw, show how far you would agree that Helena is both selfish and manipulative. In your answer you should consider: Helena s reasons for coming to Warings; her relationship with Joseph Hooper; her relationship with her son, Charles. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about understanding. With reference to the ways Hill presents the Hoopers and the Kingshaws, show to what extent the parents do not understand the children. In your answer you should consider: how the parents see the relationship between Edmund and Charles; the parents reactions to the boys when they return from Hang Wood; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 12 [Turn over Johnston: How Many Miles to Babylon? 11 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Jerry. With reference to the ways that Johnston presents Jerry, show that Jerry is a loving son and a loyal friend. What do you think of his behaviour? Give reasons for your opinions. In your answer you should consider: Jerry s life in Ireland; Jerry s life in the army. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about being a parent. Show how far you agree that Alicia and Frederick fail as parents. Who do you think is the greater failure? Give reasons for your opinions. In your answer you should consider: Alicia s and Frederick s relationship; their relationships with their son. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 13 [Turn over Taylor: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 12 Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about Stacey. With reference to the ways that Taylor presents Stacey, show how far you agree that Stacey is someone to admire. In your answer you should consider: Stacey as a brother; Stacey as a son; Stacey s friendship with T. J. Avery. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about the Logans land. Show how far you agree that Logan land is worth the sacrifice to the Logan family. In your answer you should consider: the work done by the adult Logans to keep the land; the adult Logans feelings about the land; and anything else you think is relevant. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Blue (Prose) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 14 [Turn over Section C Poetry Answer one question from this section. 13 Anthology One Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Purple (Poetry) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about the experience of amazement. Look again at A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson in which the speaker talks about her amazement as she observes a wild bird, and at either The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy or To Autumn by John Keats. With close reference to the ways these poems are written, compare and contrast how each speaker has been affected by the experience of amazement. Explain which poem appeals to you more. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Purple (Poetry) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about feelings of sadness. Look again at Break, Break, Break by Alfred Lord Tennyson, in which the speaker expresses his feelings of sadness. Choose another poem from Anthology One in which the speaker expresses his or her feelings of sadness. With close reference to the ways the poems are written, compare and contrast how each speaker conveys his or her feelings of sadness. Show which poem makes the more powerful appeal to your emotions. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Purple (Poetry) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 15 [Turn over 14 Anthology Two Answer either (a) or (b) Use the Purple (Poetry) Answer Booklet for this question. (a) This question is about war. Look again at Hohenlinden by Thomas Campbell and at either Drummer Hodge by Thomas Hardy or Tommy by Rudyard Kipling. With close reference to the ways these two poems are written, compare and contrast how each poet portrays war. Explain which poem appeals to you more. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Purple (Poetry) Answer Booklet. (b) This question is about feelings of love for someone else. Look again at I Do Not Love Thee by Caroline Norton, in which the speaker conveys her feelings of love for someone else. Choose another poem from Anthology Two in which the speaker conveys his or her feelings of love for someone else. With close reference to the ways the two poems are written, compare and contrast how each speaker conveys his or her feelings of love for someone else. Show which writer makes you appreciate his or her feelings more. (You should spend no more than 50 minutes on this question.) Remember to write your answer in the Purple (Poetry) Answer Booklet. G301H8 3625 16 [Turn over G301F8 3626 17 [Turn over G301F8 3626 18 [Turn over G301F8 3626 19 [Turn over Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCEA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. S 7/07 529-038-1 [Turn over

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