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Modern text: Telling Tales
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40 AQA GCSE English Literature questions on Modern text: Telling Tales, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Who wrote "Chemistry"?

  1. Graham Swift
  2. D.H. Lawrence
  3. John McGahern
  4. Kazuo Ishiguro
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✓ Answer: A — Graham Swift
Award 1 mark. Graham Swift wrote "Chemistry". D.H. Lawrence wrote "Odour of Chrysanthemums", John McGahern wrote "Korea", and Kazuo Ishiguro wrote "A Family Supper".
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Who wrote "Korea"?

  1. Graham Swift
  2. John McGahern
  3. Helen Dunmore
  4. Penelope Lively
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✓ Answer: B — John McGahern
Award 1 mark. John McGahern was an Irish writer, and "Korea" is set on an Irish river. Swift wrote "Chemistry", Dunmore wrote "My Polish Teacher's Tie", and Lively wrote "The Darkness Out There".
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