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Women & Society

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Women and Society questions

TopicWomen & Society

Edexcel 9ET0 Women and Society 19 questions

Component 2: Prose June 2025, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts

Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present hope. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose June 2025, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present change. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose June 2024, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts

Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present religious and spiritual beliefs. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose June 2024, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present disappointment. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose June 2023, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts

Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters who help others. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

[40]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose June 2023, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts make use of settings. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose June 2022, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts

Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present motherhood. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

[40]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose June 2022, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present death. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose November 2021, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore society’s expectations of women. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

[40]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose November 2021, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present fear. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose November 2020, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore social status. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose October 2020, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts explore social status. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

[40]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose November 2020, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present the experience of characters who acquire knowledge. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose June 2019, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present inequality. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

[40]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose June 2019, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts make use of narrative voice. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose June 2018, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts make use of journeys. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

[40]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose June 2018, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present power. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Component 2: Prose June 2017, Question 11 40 marks

Women and Society

Texts Pre-1900: Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë; Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy Post-1900: Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf; A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini

EITHER

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present loss. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

OR

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Component 2: Prose June 2017, Question 12 40 marks

Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present women’s attempts to find happiness. You must relate your discussion to relevant contextual factors.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

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