VCE English Past Exam Questions
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Section A, Question 19(i)Question part (i)
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i. To what extent does Shakespeare mock social expectations in Twelfth Night? OR
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ii. Twelfth Night suggests that truth leads to happiness. Do you agree?
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i. ‘I shall be forced to invent, to fictionalize, to imagine.’ In the world of We Have Always Lived in the Castle, truth is of little importance. Do you agree? OR
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ii. Change is unwelcome in We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Discuss. This page is blank.
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i. ‘Greta didn’t know whether she believed him: whether he was the sort of man who knew about things or the sort who made them up.” Bad Dreams and Other Stories demonstrates the di
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i. ‘I want to do something that matters.’ In Station Eleven, Mandel suggests that even in the darkest of circumstances, life must have meaning. Discuss. OR
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ii. Stories are both sustaining and dangerous in Station Eleven. Discuss.
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i. ‘Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don't hold on to it." Hardship shapes the lives of the characters in Born a Crime. Discuss. OR
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i. Sunset Boulevard explores the idea that Hollywood is just a fantasy world with no connection to the real world. Discuss. OR
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ii. ‘Who was it, Max? What is it?’ ‘Nothing madam. Someone enquiring about a stray dog. Our number must be very similar to the pound.’ In Sunset Boulevard no-one ever really tells
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ii. ‘Now you're officially the best-looking person in the family.’ Humour is Noah's strongest defence in Born a Crime. Do you agree?
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i. Tradition is inescapable. To what extent does Chronicle of a Death Foretold show this to be true? OR ‘My first thought was that it wasn't any business of mine but something for
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