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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 5 June 2024
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9ET0/02
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes)
English Literature ■ ■
Advanced
PAPER 2: Prose
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Prescribed texts (clean copies)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer one question on your chosen theme.
Answer the question in the spaces provided
• In your answers, you must not use texts that you have used in your coursework.
– there may be more space than you need.
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•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
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•• Read the question carefully before you start to answer it.
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P77997A
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F:1/1/1/1/
, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 5.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Childhood
Texts
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
relationships between female characters. 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 make use of
settings. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(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 explore identity.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 40 marks)
OR DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts make use of
narrative voices. 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.
Crime and Detection
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Texts
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
EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts create a sense of
danger. 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 explore divisions in
society. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 6 = 40 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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
EITHER
7 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present isolation.
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 threats to
society. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(Total for Question 8 = 40 marks)
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Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 5 June 2024
reference
Paper
9ET0/02
Morning (Time: 1 hour 15 minutes)
English Literature ■ ■
Advanced
PAPER 2: Prose
You must have: Total Marks
Prescribed texts (clean copies)
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer one question on your chosen theme.
Answer the question in the spaces provided
• In your answers, you must not use texts that you have used in your coursework.
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 40.
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
Advice
•• Read the question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answer if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P77997A
©2024 Pearson Education Ltd.
F:1/1/1/1/
, Answer ONE question on the texts you have studied, one of which must be pre-1900.
Begin your answer on page 5.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Childhood
Texts
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
relationships between female characters. 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 make use of
settings. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(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 explore identity.
You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 40 marks)
OR DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts make use of
narrative voices. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 4 = 40 marks)
2
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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.
Crime and Detection
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Texts
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
EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts create a sense of
danger. 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 explore divisions in
society. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 6 = 40 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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
EITHER
7 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present isolation.
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 threats to
society. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(Total for Question 8 = 40 marks)
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