Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE 2025/2026 ENLISH LITERATURE 9ET0/02 MERGED QUESTION PAPER + MARK SCHEME

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Pearson Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Thursday 22 May 2025 9ET0/02
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Paper
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15
minutes)
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English
Advanced
Literature
PAPER 2: Prose



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• Use black ink or ball-point
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
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• number.
Answer one question on your chosen theme.
• Answer the question in the space
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• In your answer, you must not use texts that you have used in your coursework.
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• The total mark for this paper is
• The marks for the question are shown in brackets.
40.
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, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be
pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 5.




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Childhood
Text
s

Pre-1900: What Maisie Knew, Henry James; Hard Times, Charles
Dickens Post-1900: Atonement, Ian McEwan; The Color Purple,
Alice Walker
EITHER
1 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present
injustice. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual
factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 40 marks)
OR
2 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present
characters who are in some way flawed. You must relate your discussion to
relevant contextual factors.




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(Total for Question 2 = 40 marks)

Colonisation and its Aftermath
Texts

Pre-1900: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad; The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, Mark Twain
Post-1900: Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie; The Lonely Londoners, Sam Selvon
EITHER
3 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present
characters who are disillusioned with society. You must relate your
discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 40 marks)
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OR
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts make
use of symbolism. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
(Total for Question 4 = 40 marks)




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, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be
pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 5.
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Crime and Detection
Text
s

Pre-1900: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The Moonstone,
Wilkie Collins Post-1900: The Cutting Season, Attica Locke; In Cold Blood,
Truman Capote
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EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present
characters who are suspected of crimes. You must relate your discussion to
relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 5 = 40 marks)
OR
6 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts create
suspense in their narratives. You must relate your discussion to relevant
contextual factors.
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(Total for Question 6 = 40 marks)

Science and Society
Texts

Pre-1900: Frankenstein, Mary Shelley; The War of the Worlds, H G Wells
Post-1900: Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro; The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
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EITHER
7 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present
characters who could be considered as victims. You must relate your
discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 7 = 40 marks)
OR
8 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore
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friendship. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual
factors.
(Total for Question 8 = 40 marks)
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