The Woman in Black (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Exam Questions

Exam code: 1ET0

3 hours4 questions
1
40 marks

Eel Marsh House had stood here, steady as a lighthouse, quite alone and exposed, bearing the brunt of winter after winter of gales and driving rain and sleet and spray.

In what ways is isolation important in The Woman in Black?

You must refer to the context of the novel in your answer.

[40 marks]

(includes 8 marks for the range of appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures, and accurate use of spelling and punctuation)

2
40 marks

‘You can only cross the Causeway at low tide. That takes you onto Eel Marsh and the house.’ (Mr Bentley)

In what ways are different locations important in The Woman in Black?

You must refer to the context of the novel in your answer.

[40 marks]

(includes 8 marks for the range of appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures, and accurate use of spelling and punctuation)

3
40 marks

… her pent-up hatred and desire for revenge permeated the air all around. (Jennet Humfrye, the woman in black)

How is obsession significant in the novel?

You must refer to the context of the novel in your answer.

[40 marks]

(includes 8 marks for the range of appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures, and accurate use of spelling and punctuation)

4
40 marks

And above the whinnying and struggling of the pony, the child’s cry, that rose and rose to a scream of terror and was then slowly choked and drowned.

Explore the use of tension in The Woman in Black.

You must refer to the context of the novel in your answer.

[40 marks]

(includes 8 marks for the range of appropriate vocabulary and sentence structures, and accurate use of spelling and punctuation)