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O-LevelLiterature in EnglishDramaOct/Nov 2013Paper 1 Q125 Marks

Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Happy: Oh, gets to be like everything else. Selling is selling, y'know. Girl: I suppose. Happy: You don't happen to sell, do you? Girl: No, I don't sell. Happy: Would you object to a compliment from a stranger? You ought to be on a magazine cover. Girl: [looking at him a little archly] I have been. [Stanley comes in with a glass of champagne.] Happy: What'd I say before, Stanley? You see? She's a cover girl. Stanley: Oh, I could see, I could see. Happy: [to the girl] What magazine? Girl: Oh, a lot of them. [She takes the drink.] Thank you. Happy: You know what they say in France, don't you? ‘Champagne is the drink of the complexion' – Hya, Biff! [Biff has entered and sits with Happy.] Biff: Hello, kid. Sorry I'm late. Happy: I just got here. Uh, Miss – ? Girl: Forsythe. Happy: Miss Forsythe, this is my brother. Biff: Is Dad here? Happy: His name is Biff. You might've heard of him. Great football player. Girl: Really? What team? Happy: Are you familiar with football? Girl: No, I'm afraid I'm not. Happy: Biff is quarterback with the New York Giants. Girl: Well, that is nice, isn't it? [She drinks.] Happy: Good health. Girl: I'm happy to meet you. Happy: That's my name. Hap. It's really Harold, but at West Point they called me Happy. Girl: [now really impressed] Oh, I see. How do you do? [She turns her profile.] Biff: Isn't Dad coming? Happy: You want her? Biff: Oh, I could never make that. Happy: I remember the time that idea would never come into your head. Where's the old confidence, Biff? Biff: I just saw Oliver – Happy: Wait a minute. I've got to see that old confidence again. Do you want her? She's on call. Biff: Oh, no. [He turns to look at the girl.] Happy: I'm telling you. Watch this. [Turning to the girl] Honey? [She turns to him.] Are you busy? Girl: Well, I am ... but I could make a phone call. Happy: Do that, will you, honey? And see if you can get a friend. We'll be here for a while. Biff is one of the greatest football players in the country. Girl: [standing up] Well, I'm certainly happy to meet you. Happy: Come back soon. Girl: I'll try. Happy: Don't try, honey, try hard. [The girl exits. Stanley follows, shaking his head in bewildered admiration.] Happy: Isn't that a shame now? A beautiful girl like that? That's why I can't get married. There's not a good woman in a thousand. New York is loaded with them, kid! What does Miller make you feel about Happy and his behaviour at this moment in the play? Support your ideas with details from the writing.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Literature in English (2010) Oct/Nov 2013 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Drama and is worth 25 marks.

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