The apothecary's errand
An original fiction passage set in the nineteenth century.
Clara waited at the counter while Mr Vale finished tying a parcel for another customer and placed it on the shelf behind him. Beside him stood a small glass bottle containing Mrs Grey's remedy. He wrapped the bottle in brown paper and handed it to Clara. She placed it carefully in her basket before stepping out into the busy street.
Give the object Clara places in her basket.
456 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE English Language 1.3 Content: prose fiction study requirements, covering 1.3.1 Read challenging prose fiction for the unseen 19th-century extract. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.