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5.2.2 'Out, Out-'

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Question 3

The Story of an Hour — Kate Chopin

Read the prescribed text in the official Pearson anthology.

Explore how Chopin contrasts Louise's private experience with the way those around her interpret her death in ‘The Story of an Hour’.

In your answer, you should consider:

  • what readers learn about Louise's feelings that the other characters do not know
  • how the story's events shape the reader's understanding of her death
  • Chopin's use of language and structure

Support your answer with close reference to the text, including brief quotations.

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5.2.2 'Out, Out-' Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Language
  3. /5.2.2 'Out, Out-'

11 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 5.2.2 'Out, Out-'. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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