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O-LevelLiterature in EnglishProse2010/12 · May/June 2017 · Q1625 Marks

Or 16 Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. How does Frayn make Keith's mother such a fascinating person for Stephen?

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Prose, O-Level Literature in English (syllabus 2010). Structured question, 25 marks.
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O-Level Literature in English, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 16.

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