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CAMBRIDGE ASSESSMENT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION (CAIE)9695/21
May/June 2024 Paper 21 (Prose and Unseen) • AS & A Level Literature in English (9695)
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Section A: Prose • Kiran Desai: The Inheritance of Loss (Discursive: Kalimpong)
Worth 25 Marks • Higher Level
This question references Section A: Mark Twain – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chapter 6) in the reading insert.
KIRAN DESAI: The Inheritance of Loss
Either (a)
Discuss some of the ways in which Desai presents Kalimpong in the novel.
•The total mark for this question is 25 marks.
•Refer closely to setting, atmosphere, the crumbling mansion Cho Oyu, the clash of cultures, and the political insurgency of the Gorkhaland movement.
KIRAN DESAI: The Inheritance of Loss
Section A: Prose (Answer one question from this section • 25 marks)
Question 1 Either (a): Discuss some of the ways in which Desai presents Kalimpong in the novel.
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Explore Kalimpong as both setting and political symbol: the decay of Cho Oyu, the post-colonial mimicry of the anglophile residents, the physical presence of Kanchenjunga, and the eruption of the GNLF insurgency fracturing human relationships.
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