Cambridge International AS Level · Literature in English (9695)

Prose: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses the Mississippi River as a symbol. Which of the following best describes its thematic function in contrast to the shore?

Question 2

1 mark

In Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss, how does the character of the Judge, Jemubhai Patel, exemplify the theme of cultural alienation?

Question 3

1 mark

In Ian McEwan’s Atonement, how does the shifting narrative perspective in Part One contribute to the reader’s understanding of Briony Tallis’s character?

Question 4

1 mark

In Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss, how does the setting of Kalimpong during the Gorkhaland movement enhance the novel’s exploration of post-colonial identity?

Question 5

1 mark

Within the selection of Stories of Ourselves, Volume 1, how does the use of setting typically function to enhance thematic concerns in short fiction?

Question 6

4 marks

Within Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, how does the Mississippi River serve as a symbolic contrast to the various towns Huck and Jim visit along the shore?

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Question 7

5 marks

In Ian McEwan's Atonement, how does Briony Tallis's role as an unreliable narrator affect the reader's understanding of the novel's resolution in Part Four?

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