A level south west regional mock gce 2022 literature in English 2
A level south west regional mock gce 2022 literature in English 2
ECTION A: DRAMA
ARTHUR MILLER: Death of a Salesman
“Be liked and you will never want”. Critically examine the veracity of this philosophy by referring to
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
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“A classical tragic hero in disguise”. Is this a fair assessment of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman?
OLA ROTIMI: Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again
3. How effectively does Ola Rotimi use irony in Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again?
4. Politics is widely seen as a negative practice. Discuss this perception of politics by making reference to
Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again.
SECTION B: PROSE
CHARLES DICKENS: Hard Times
5, To what extent is Stephen Blackpool responsible for his problems in Hard Times’?
6. Why would you describe Charles Dickens as a committed writer?
TSITSIDANGAREMBGA: Nervous Conditions
7. Although subdued by cultural bias, the African woman always finds outlets to extricate herself. Discuss
this view in Nervous Conditions.
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To what extent is education a liberating factor in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions?
JOHN NKEMNGONG NKENGASONG: Across the Mongolo
9. Across the Mongolo is essentially a battle between two irreconcilable orders. Assess this statement with
class reference to the text.
10. The African is deeply connected to their ancestral roots. Illustrate this view with evidence from the Across
the Mongolo.
SECTION C: POETRY
GEOFFREY CHAUCER: The General Prologue and The Franklin’s Prologue and Tale
11.uGold stimulates the heart”.To what extent is this true of Chaucer’s characters in The General Prologue
and The Franklin*s Prologue and Tale?
12.The picture Geoffrey Chaucer paints of women is a bleak one. How true is this in The General Prologue
and The Franklin’s Prologue and Tale?
ALEXANDER POPE: The Rape of the Lock
13. Belinda’s journey from home marks a steady decline in her fortunes and style. Discuss with close reference
to The Rape of the Lock.
14. What evidence is there to show that Pope’s The Rape of the Lock is a microcosm of life in the 18th century.
WOLE SOYINKA (ed): Poems of Black Africa
15. African poetry brings out the fate of the deracinated African. Discuss this view by making reference to any
three poems in your selection.
16. “Revolution Poetry.” Using the works of any three poets in your selection illustrate this perception of
