Level+3+Exam+Questions


 * __NCEA EXAM QUESTIONS- SHORT STORIES__**


 * 2007**

//**Either:**// Your response should include close reference to at least TWO short stories you have studied.
 * 1.** In short stories there is a **single moment** upon which all else hangs. To what extent do you agree with this view?

Your response should include close reference to at least TWO short stories you have studied.
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 * 2.** Short stories look at life in all its ordinariness **without** **making a judgement**. To what extent do you agree with this view?

Your response should include close reference to at least TWO short stories you have studied.  2006 **  Or: //** Or: //** 2005 ** Discuss your views with reference to at least TWO short stories you have studied. Or: //** Discuss your views with reference to at least TWO short stories you have studied. Or: //** Discuss your views with reference to at least TWO short stories you have studied.
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 * 3.** Short stories are **deceptively simple**; when we dig deep we discover more. To what extent do you agree with this view?
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 * 1.  ** To what extent is it the **compression** of short stories that **makes the genre effective**? Respond to this question with **close reference** to at least TWO short stories you have studied.
 * 2.  ** With **close reference** to at least TWO short stories you have studied, discuss the view that short stories **make insignificant things significant**.
 * 3.  ** To what extent do you agree that short stories **reveal character** by means of **setting and/or symbolism**? Respond to this question with **close reference** to at least TWO short stories you have studied.
 * 1. ** To what extent do you agree that **nothing much** seems to **happen** in short stories?
 * 2. ** To what extent do you agree that the **success** of short stories depends upon the **subtlety** with which their **ideas and characters** are presented?
 * 3. ** To what extent do you agree that short stories present **reflections about and insights into real life**?