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Topic questions Modern texts A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

14 questions · 476 marks · about 11 hours

A Taste of Honey questions

AQA 8702 A Taste of Honey 14 questions

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2025, Question 11 34 marks

How far does Delaney present Peter as a selfish and unpleasant character in A Taste of Honey ?

Write about:

maths symbol what Peter says and does

maths symbol how far Delaney presents Peter as a selfish and unpleasant character.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2025, Question 12 34 marks

How does Delaney present characters in conflict with each other in A Taste of Honey ?

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maths symbol characters in conflict with each other

maths symbol how Delaney presents characters in conflict with each other.

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Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2024, Question 11 34 marks

‘Delaney presents relationships between men and women as difficult.’

How far do you agree with this view of A Taste of Honey ?

Write about:

• relationships between men and women in the play

• how far Delaney presents these relationships as difficult.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2024, Question 12 34 marks

Delaney said about Helen, ‘She is just a woman who enjoys life and goes about it in her own way’.

How far do you agree with this view of Helen?

Write about:

• what Helen says and does

• how Delaney presents Helen.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2023, Question 11 34 marks

How does Delaney present male attitudes to women in A Taste of Honey ?

Write about:

• male attitudes to women in the play

• how Delaney presents male attitudes to women.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2023, Question 12 34 marks

How far does Delaney present Jo as a likeable character in A Taste of Honey ?

Write about:

• what Jo says and does

• how far Delaney presents Jo as a likeable character.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry November 2020, Question 11 34 marks

How does Delaney use the character of Geof to explore ideas about friendship?

Write about:

maths symbol what Geof says and does in the play

maths symbol how Delaney uses Geof to explore ideas about friendship.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry November 2020, Question 12 34 marks

How does Delaney present the attitudes of female characters towards men in A Taste of Honey ?

Write about:

maths symbol some of the attitudes of female characters towards men in the play

maths symbol how Delaney presents the attitudes of female characters towards men.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2019, Question 11 34 marks

How far does Delaney present Helen as a victim in A Taste of Honey ?

Write about:

• what happens to Helen in the play

• how far Delaney presents Helen as a victim.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2019, Question 12 34 marks

A Taste of Honey has been described as a play about the importance of taking care of each other.

How far do you agree with this view of the play?

Write about:

• what characters say and do in the play

• how far Delaney presents the importance of taking care of each other.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2018, Question 11 34 marks

How does Delaney use the character of Peter to explore male attitudes to women in A Taste of Honey ?

Write about:

maths symbol what Peter says and does in the play

maths symbol how Delaney uses the character of Peter to explore male attitudes to women.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2018, Question 12 34 marks

‘Some characters in A Taste of Honey suffer because they are different from most people in society at that time.’

How does Delaney present the effects of being different in this society?

Write about:

• what characters who are different say and do

• how Delaney presents the effects of being different.

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Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2017, Question 11 34 marks

‘I’m an extraordinary person’ says Jo.

How far does Delaney present Jo as an extraordinary young woman?

Write about:

• what Jo says and does that could be considered extraordinary

• how Delaney presents Jo by the ways she writes.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2017, Question 12 34 marks

What ideas about happiness does Delaney explore in the play A Taste of Honey

Write about:

• how Delaney uses different characters and their ideas about happiness

• how Delaney presents these ideas by the ways she writes.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 12

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