O-LevelLiterature in EnglishProse2010/12 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q725 Marks

Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this extract, and then answer the question that follows it: Obi was silent, signing his name in the dust on the table. Content removed due to copyright restrictions Obi used the very words that his father might have used in talking to his heathen kinsmen. [from Chapter 14]

How does Achebe vividly convey the difficulty of Obi's conversation with his father at this moment in the novel?[25]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[AO1] show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts, supported by reference to the text
[AO2] understand the meanings of literary texts and their context, and explore texts beyond surface meaning to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes
[AO3] recognise and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure, and form to create and shape meanings and effects
[AO4] communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts.

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Topic

Prose, O-Level Literature in English (syllabus 2010). Structured question, 25 marks.

Source

O-Level Literature in English, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 7.

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