AS LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE: Actual May 2025 PAST PAPER 2: Prose. All
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 8ET0/02]
Exam Resource Summary
The May 2025 Edexcel AS Level English Literature 8ET0/02 – Paper 2: Prose – Merged Question Paper &
Mark Scheme document combines the official examination paper with its complete mark scheme. This paper
assesses students’ understanding and critical analysis of set prose texts, focusing on narrative techniques,
characterisation, themes, and contextual influences. The merged format presents each question alongside its
marking criteria, providing clear insight into examiner expectations, mark allocation, and question structure. This
resource supports targeted revision, development of analytical and evaluative writing skills, and practice in
crafting structured responses, making it essential for preparation for the May 2025 Edexcel AS Level English
Literature Paper 2 examination.
Turn over
, Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
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Childhood
Texts
Pre‑1900: What Maisie Knew, Henry James; Hard Times, Charles Dickens
Post‑1900: Atonement, Ian McEwan; The Color Purple, Alice Walker
EITHER
1 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters’
experience of home.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
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• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 44 marks)
OR
2 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present separation.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 2 = 44 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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, Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Colonisation and its Aftermath
Texts
Pre‑1900: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Post‑1900: Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie; The Lonely Londoners, Sam Selvon
EITHER
3 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters
who are disempowered.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
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• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 44 marks)
OR
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present hostility.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 4 = 44 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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, Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Crime and Detection
Texts
Pre‑1900: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins
Post‑1900: The Cutting Season, Attica Locke; In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present threat.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 5 = 44 marks)
OR
6 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present the impact
of social expectations.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 6 = 44 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 8ET0/02]
Exam Resource Summary
The May 2025 Edexcel AS Level English Literature 8ET0/02 – Paper 2: Prose – Merged Question Paper &
Mark Scheme document combines the official examination paper with its complete mark scheme. This paper
assesses students’ understanding and critical analysis of set prose texts, focusing on narrative techniques,
characterisation, themes, and contextual influences. The merged format presents each question alongside its
marking criteria, providing clear insight into examiner expectations, mark allocation, and question structure. This
resource supports targeted revision, development of analytical and evaluative writing skills, and practice in
crafting structured responses, making it essential for preparation for the May 2025 Edexcel AS Level English
Literature Paper 2 examination.
Turn over
, Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Childhood
Texts
Pre‑1900: What Maisie Knew, Henry James; Hard Times, Charles Dickens
Post‑1900: Atonement, Ian McEwan; The Color Purple, Alice Walker
EITHER
1 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters’
experience of home.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 1 = 44 marks)
OR
2 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present separation.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 2 = 44 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
■■■■
, Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Colonisation and its Aftermath
Texts
Pre‑1900: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Post‑1900: Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie; The Lonely Londoners, Sam Selvon
EITHER
3 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present characters
who are disempowered.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 3 = 44 marks)
OR
4 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present hostility.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 4 = 44 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
3
■■■■ Turn over
, Answer ONE question on your chosen texts, one of which must be pre‑1900.
Begin your answer on page 8.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Crime and Detection
Texts
Pre‑1900: Lady Audley’s Secret, Mary Elizabeth Braddon; The Moonstone, Wilkie Collins
Post‑1900: The Cutting Season, Attica Locke; In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
EITHER
5 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present threat.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 5 = 44 marks)
OR
6 Compare the ways in which the writers of your two chosen texts present the impact
of social expectations.
In your answer you must consider the following:
• the writers’ methods
• links between the texts
• relevant contextual factors.
(Total for Question 6 = 44 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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