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O-LevelLiterature in EnglishProseOct/Nov 2012Paper 1 Q2225 Marks

Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it. One day, on a trip to the bazaar, Mr Chawla spotted a large striped garden umbrella that had been discarded by the Club for Previous Members of the Court. It had been picked up by the umbrella repair man, Content removed due to copyright restrictions. Then, enjoying his leisure, Sampath would sit wrapped in a blanket and dry his hair in the strengthening sun while his breakfast was being seen to. What do you find so amusing and ironic about Desai’s description of the Chawla family at this point in the novel? Support your ideas with details from the writing.

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About This O-Level Literature in English Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Literature in English (2010) Oct/Nov 2012 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Prose and is worth 25 marks.

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