SECTION B: PROSE Answer one question from this section. ANITA DESAI: Fire on the Mountain Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage, and then answer the question that follows it: Nanda Kaul held the black ear-phone awkwardly, resenting its uncomfortable pressure on the small bones of her ear, picked surlily at the pages of the telephone directory and stared out of the window at the large hen scratching under the hydrangea. Content removed due to copyright restrictions. Fingering a yellowed curl, Ila Das hummed and wondered for a minute. (from Part 1, Chapter 6)

SECTION C: PROSE JANE AUSTEN: Pride and Prejudice Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Sh…

In this novel, what do you think Austen suggests are the features of a good marriage? Support your ideas with details…

You are Charlotte, awaiting the arrival of your friend Elizabeth Bennet at your new home, Hunsford. Write your thoughts.

You are Jackie. You have just learned that Jack has left everything to you in his will. Write your thoughts.

ARTHUR MILLER: The Crucible Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Tituba: [already taking …

Choose two moments in the play which you have found especially dramatic and explore in detail how Miller manages to m…