VCE English Past Exam Questions
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Section A, Question 3(i)Question part (i)
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i. Natan shouts: “Remember your place, Agnes!” ‘Agnes’s problem is that she has no place to belong.’ Do you agree? OR
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ii. “Everything I said was taken from me and altered until the story wasn’t my own.” ‘Agnes’s fate is determined by the stories told by others.’ Discuss.
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i. “There was something wrong with men. They lacked some basic thing and she [Oriel] didn’t know what it was.” Are the women in Cloudstreet less flawed than the men? OR
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ii. To what extent are Rose and Quick responsible for uniting their families?
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i. ‘Both Victor and his creature are motivated by revenge.’ Do you agree? OR
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ii. ‘The characters in this novel discover that, without control, human creativity is dangerous.’ Discuss. 2016 ENGLISH EXAM 4
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i. “I thought I could make my life into a room and choose what came into it.” ‘Isobel has no control over her life.’ Discuss. OR
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ii. ‘The characters in I for Isobel have suppressed their emotions.’ Do you agree?
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i. ‘Suleiman is shaped more by violence than by love.’ Do you agree? OR
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ii. To what extent does loyalty govern the lives of the men in Matar’s novel?
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i. ‘In these stories, MacLeod explores how people are affected by the loss of a way of life.’ Discuss. OR
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ii. ‘Clan and family ties dominate the lives of the characters in these stories.’ Discuss.
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