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O-LevelLiterature in EnglishProse2010/12 · Oct/Nov 2013 · Q2525 Marks

Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Arun stumbles to a halt at the top of the road, and sinks down on a dusty bank. Content removed due to copyright restrictions. Arun gets out of the way, quickly: one can't tell what is more dangerous in this country, the pursuit of health or of sickness. How does Desai vividly convey Arun's discomfort at this moment in the novel?

  1. How does Desai vividly convey Arun's discomfort at this moment in the novel?[25]

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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, Oct/Nov 2013 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 25.

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