You are Poppy at the end of the play. The party is over. Write your thoughts.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2010). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [25] At the end of the play Poppy describes her husband in glowing terms as a good man, so any assumption which makes her in any way horrified by what has happened is missing the point.
2. [25] Poppy is clearly not given to great perception and questioning and seems to have got over very quickly the disposal of Hough, her husband becoming involved with the Mafia etc. etc.
3. [25] Indeed, she is capable of venom herself and appears quite adaptable to the idea that Anita might have a word with Yvonne over the matter of the jewellery the latter is wearing.
4. [25] Indeed one suspects that Poppy will rather enjoy the perks of being the chairman's wife in the future.
5. [25] Something of the above should be enough to attract reasonable reward; her voice is perhaps not especially defined.
6. [25] The better assumptions may be able to capture her rather low key and slightly hesitant delivery.
7. [25] She is a bit of a mouse and we should not give high reward to anything which makes her too decided and definite.
8. [25] Refer to the band descriptors in arriving at your mark.