Heroes- Past exam questions - NealeWEnglish



Heroes- Past exam questions

2004 H

1. Francis says: “I had always wanted to be a hero, like Larry LaSalle and all the others, but had been a fake all along.” How are Francis and Larry shown to be ‘fakes’?

Write about:

• What they do which suggests they are ‘fakes’ rather than heroes

• Whether you think they are ‘fakes’ rather than heroes

• How the writer makes you see them as fakes or heroes.

2. How does the writer make events in Heroes seem dramatic?

2004 F

1. Choose two episodes in the novel which you find dramatic.

Write about:

• The dramatic things that happen in the episodes

• What makes them dramatic

• How the writer makes the episodes dramatic by the way he writes.

2. Francis does not think of himself as a hero. Do you think that he is heroic in any way?

Write about:

• What he does that might be considered heroic

• What he does that might not be considered heroic

• How the writer shows him to be heroic, or not, in your opinion.

2005 H

1. What is the importance of war in Heroes, do you think?

Write about:

• The effects of war on characters in the novel

• The ways in which the writer presents “war”.

2. Robert Cormier chose the title Heroes. What do you think he has to say about heroes in the novel and how does he say it?

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