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Do not use pencil.  \n• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 8702/2 R.  \n• Answer one question from Section A, one question from Section B and both questions in Section C.  \n• You must not use a dictionary.  \nInformation  \n• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.  \n• The maximum mark for this paper is 96.  \n• AO4 will be assessed in Section A. There are 4 marks available for AO4 in Section A in addition to 30 marks for answering the question. AO4 assesses the following skills: use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.  \n• There are 30 marks for Section B and 32 marks for Section C.  \nThere are no questions printed on this page  \nSECTION A  \nModern prose or drama  \nJB Priestley Willy Russell Alan Bennett Dennis Kelly Simon Stephens  \nShelagh Delaney William Golding AQA Anthology George Orwell Kazuo Ishiguro Meera Syal Stephen Kelman  \nSECTION B  \nPoetry  \nAQA Anthology  \nQuestions Page  \nAn Inspector Calls 1–2 4  \nBlood Brothers 3–4 5  \nThe History Boys 5–6 6  \nDNA 7–8 7  \nThe Curious Incident of the 9–10 8  \nDog in the Night-Time  \nA Taste of Honey 11–12 9  \nLord of the Flies 13–14 10  \nTelling Tales 15–16 11  \nAnimal Farm 17–18 12  \nNever Let Me Go 19–20 13  \nAnita and Me 21–22 14  \nPigeon English 23–24 15  \nQuestions Page  \nPoems Past and Present  \nLove and Relationships 25 17  \nPower and Conflict 26 19  \nSECTION C  \nUnseen poetry 27.1 20  \n27.2 21  \nTurn over for Section A  \nSection A: Modern prose or drama  \nAnswer one question from this section on your chosen text.  \nJB Priestley: An Inspector Calls  \nEither  \nHow does Priestley use the character of Mrs Birling to explore ideas about social class? Write about:  \n• what Mrs Birling says and does  \n• how Priestley presents Mrs Birling.  \n[30 marks] AO4 [4 marks]  \nor  \nHow does Priestley use the Inspector to suggest the need for social change  \nin An Inspector Calls?  \nWrite about:  \n• what the Inspector says and does  \n• how Priestley presents the Inspector.  \n[30 marks] AO4 [4 marks]  \n\n| 0 | 1 |\n| --- | --- |\n\n\n| 0 | 2 |\n| --- | --- |\n\nWilly Russell: Blood Brothers  \nor  \n0  3  How does Russell present Mickey’s relationships with his mother and with Linda in Blood Brothers?  \nWrite about:  \n• Mickey’s relationships with his mother and with Linda  \n• how Russell presents Mickey’s relationships with his mother and with Linda.  \n[30 marks] AO4 [4 marks]  \nor  \n 0  4  How does Russell present the effects of poverty in Blood Brothers?  \nWrite about:  \n• the effects of poverty that are shown in the play  \n• how Russell presents the effects of poverty.  \n[30 marks] AO4 [4 marks]  \nTurn over for the next question  \nAlan Bennett: The History Boys  \nor  \n0  5  How far does Bennett present Hector as a likeable character in The History Boys?  \nWrite about:  \n• what Hector says and does  \n• how far Bennett presents Hector as a likeable character.  \n[30 marks] AO4 [4 marks]  \nor  \n0  6  ‘Hector represents education for its own sake: Irwin represents education as a way of getting on in life.’  \nHow far do you agree with this view of The History Boys?  \nWrite about:  \n• what Hector and Irwin say about education  \n• how Bennett presents Hector's and Irwin’s views of education.  \n[30 marks] AO4 [4 marks]  \nDennis Kelly: DNA  \nor  \n0  7  How does Kelly explore the dangers of peer pressure in DNA?  \nWrite about:  \n• some of the dangers of peer pressure in the play  \n• how Kelly presents the dangers of peer pressure.  \n[30 marks] AO4 [4 marks]  \nor  \n0  8  How does Kelly present ideas about power and control in DNA?  \nWrite about:  \n• examples of power and control in the play  \n• how Kelly presents ideas about power and control.  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