Paper scope: AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts); AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy); OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Topic spec AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts)
Topic spec AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy)
Topic spec OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Skill: ale-p01-plot
Knowledge check
AQA A-level English Literature A (7712), Version 1.7.1, 1 October 2025; AQA A-level English Literature B (7717), Version 1.5.1, 1 October 2025; OCR A Level English Literature (H472), Version 2.2, October 2026
On the drive back from New York, Myrtle Wilson is killed by Gatsby's car. Who was at the wheel?
Question 21 mark
Closed book or clean copy, as the paper allows
AQA A 7712, AQA B 7717, OCR H472
Spec and skills
Paper scope: AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts); AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy); OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Topic spec AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts)
Topic spec AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy)
Topic spec OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Skill: ale-p01-quotation
Skill: ale-p01-character
Knowledge check
AQA A-level English Literature A (7712), Version 1.7.1, 1 October 2025; AQA A-level English Literature B (7717), Version 1.5.1, 1 October 2025; OCR A Level English Literature (H472), Version 2.2, October 2026
Who says "Her voice is full of money", and what is the effect of the line?
Question 31 mark
Closed book or clean copy, as the paper allows
AQA A 7712, AQA B 7717, OCR H472
Spec and skills
Paper scope: AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts); AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy); OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Topic spec AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts)
Topic spec AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy)
Topic spec OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Skill: ale-p01-quotation
Skill: ale-p01-character
Knowledge check
AQA A-level English Literature A (7712), Version 1.7.1, 1 October 2025; AQA A-level English Literature B (7717), Version 1.5.1, 1 October 2025; OCR A Level English Literature (H472), Version 2.2, October 2026
When Nick warns "You can’t repeat the past", Gatsby answers "Why of course you can!" What does the exchange show?
Question 41 mark
Closed book or clean copy, as the paper allows
AQA A 7712, AQA B 7717, OCR H472
Spec and skills
Paper scope: AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts); AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy); OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Topic spec AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts)
Topic spec AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy)
Topic spec OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Skill: ale-p01-symbol
Skill: ale-p01-method
Knowledge check
AQA A-level English Literature A (7712), Version 1.7.1, 1 October 2025; AQA A-level English Literature B (7717), Version 1.5.1, 1 October 2025; OCR A Level English Literature (H472), Version 2.2, October 2026
After the reunion in Chapter 5, Nick says "the colossal significance of that light had now vanished forever". Why?
Question 51 mark
Closed book or clean copy, as the paper allows
AQA A 7712, AQA B 7717, OCR H472
Spec and skills
Paper scope: AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts); AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy); OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Topic spec AQA A Paper 1, Section C (comparing texts)
Topic spec AQA B Paper 1, Option 1A (Aspects of tragedy)
Topic spec OCR Component 02 (American Literature 1880 to 1940)
Skill: ale-p01-symbol
Skill: ale-p01-interpretation
Knowledge check
AQA A-level English Literature A (7712), Version 1.7.1, 1 October 2025; AQA A-level English Literature B (7717), Version 1.5.1, 1 October 2025; OCR A Level English Literature (H472), Version 2.2, October 2026
Looking at the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, Wilson says "God sees everything". Michaelis replies "That’s an advertisement". What does the exchange suggest?
