Cambridge A Level Spanish - Literature (AS Level only) 8673 — 2016 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 2

8673/42/M/J/16 · 75 marks · ≈84 min

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This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages. DC (KN) 127184/1 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level * 3 5 8 9 3 6 1 7 7 6 * SPANISH LITERATURE 8673/42 Paper 4 Texts May/June 2016 2 hours 30 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper Invigilators must refer to the Additional Materials List for instructions on the use of set texts in the examination. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer three questions, each on a different text. You must choose one question from Section 1, one from Section 2 and one other. Write your answers in Spanish. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 500 and 600 words for each answer. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. EN PRIMER LUGAR, LEE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES Si se te ha dado un Cuadernillo de Respuestas, sigue las instrucciones de la tapa del Cuadernillo. Escribe el número del Centro, el número de estudiante que se te ha adjudicado y tu nombre en todo el trabajo que vayas a entregar. Usa tinta azul oscuro o negra. No uses ni grapas, ni clips, ni goma de pegar, ni corrector líquido. NO ESCRIBAS EN NINGÚN CÓDIGO DE BARRAS. Contesta tres preguntas, cada una de textos diferentes. Debes escoger una pregunta de la Sección 1, otra de la Sección 2 y la tercera puede ser de cualquiera de las dos secciones. Escribe las respuestas en español. No se permite el uso de diccionario. Escribe 500-600 palabras en cada respuesta. Al terminar el examen, sujeta bien todo tu trabajo. Todas las preguntas en este examen tienen el mismo valor.

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2 8673/42/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 SECCIÓN PRIMERA 1 Juan Rulfo: Pedro Páramo Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto y contesta las preguntas siguientes: Yo imaginaba ver aquello a través de los recuerdos de mi madre; de su nostalgia, entre retazos de suspiros. Siempre vivió ella suspirando por Comala, por el retorno; pero jamás volvió. Ahora yo vengo en su lugar. Traigo los ojos con que ella miró estas cosas, porque me dio sus ojos para ver: «Hay allí, pasando el puerto de Los Colimotes, la vista muy hermosa de una llanura verde, algo amarilla por el maíz maduro. Desde ese lugar se ve Comala, blanqueando la tierra, iluminándola durante la noche.» Y su voz era secreta, casi apagada, como si hablara consigo misma… Mi madre. —¿Y a qué va usted a Comala, si se puede saber? —oí que me preguntaban. —Voy a ver a mi padre —contesté. —¡Ah! —dijo él. Y volvimos al silencio. Caminábamos cuesta abajo, oyendo el trote rebotado de los burros. Los ojos reventados por el sopor del sueño, en la canícula de agosto. —Bonita fiesta le va a armar —volví a oír la voz del que iba allí a mi lado —. Se pondrá contento de ver a alguien después de tantos años que nadie viene por aquí. Luego añadió: —Sea usted quien sea, se alegrará de verlo. En la reverberación del sol, la llanura parecía una laguna transparente, deshecha en vapores por donde se traslucía un horizonte gris. Y más allá, una línea de montañas. Y todavía más allá, la más remota lejanía. (i) ¿Quiénes son los personajes que hablan en este extracto? (ii) Explica “…yo vengo en su lugar”. (iii) Analiza la importancia del tema de la nostalgia en Pedro Páramo. Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas a la obra entera. O (b) ¿Hasta qué punto opinas tú que en la novela Pedro Páramo la vida es algo sufrido más que vivido? Justifica tu respuesta, refiriéndote a la novela entera.

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3 8673/42/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over 2 Lope de Vega: Peribáñez y el Comendador de Ocaña Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto del Acto Primero y contesta las preguntas siguientes: INÉS Todas iremos allá, que, atado, al fin, no se muda. BARTOLO Es verdad, que no es posible que más que la soga alcance. [Vanse] PERIBÁÑEZ ¿Tú quieres que intente un lance? CASILDA ¡Ay no, mi bien, que es terrible! PERIBÁÑEZ Aunque más terrible sea, de los cuernos le asiré, y en tierra con él daré, por que mi valor se vea. CASILDA No conviene a tu decoro el día que te has casado, ni que un recién desposado se ponga en cuernos de un toro. PERIBÁÑEZ Si refranes considero, dos me dan gran pesadumbre: que a la cárcel, ni aun por lumbre, y de cuernos, ni aun tintero: Quiero obedecer. [Ruido dentro.] CASILDA ¡Ay Dios! ¿Qué es esto? (Dentro) ¡Qué gran desdicha! (i) Identifica lo que pasa en esta escena. (ii) Explica las reacciones de Casilda y de Peribáñez. (iii) Analiza la importancia de esta escena para la presentación del conflicto que formará el eje central de la obra. Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas a la obra entera. O (b) ¿Compartes la opinión de que la lealtad es un tema central en esta obra? Justifica tu respuesta refiriéndote a la obra entera.

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4 8673/42/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 3 Jorge Luis Borges: Ficciones Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto de Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote y contesta las preguntas siguientes: Es una revelación cotejar el don Quijote de Menard con el de Cervantes. No hay ejercicio intelectual que no sea finalmente inútil. (i) Explica lo que Menard trató de hacer. (ii) Explica por qué Borges dice que “es una revelación cotejar” estos dos textos. (iii) En tu opinión, según esta ficción, ¿para qué sirve la literatura? Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas a esta ficción. O (b) Analiza la presentación del tema de la percepción y la memoria en la obra de Borges. Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas a dos ficciones. Content removed due to copyright restrictions.

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5 8673/42/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over 4 Fernando Fernán-Gómez: Las bicicletas son para el verano Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Lee este extracto del Epílogo y contesta las preguntas siguientes: Campo muy cerca —casi dentro— de la ciudad. La luz de un sol pálido, tamizada por algunas nubes, envuelve las zonas arboladas y los edificios destruidos. Se oye el canto de los pájaros y los motores y las bocinas de los escasos coches que van hacia las afueras. (Por entre las trincheras y los nidos de ametralladoras pasean LUIS y su padre.) DON LUIS Aquello era el Hospital Clínico. Fíjate cómo ha quedado. LUIS Eso es una trinchera, ¿no? DON LUIS Claro. Te advierto que quizá sea peligroso pasear por aquí. Toda esta zona estaba minada. LUIS Pero ya lo han limpiado todo. Lo he leído en el periódico. ¿Sabes, papá? Parece imposible… Antes de la guerra, un día, paseamos por aquí Pablo y yo… Hablábamos de no sé qué novelas y películas… De guerra, ¿sabes? Y nos pusimos a imaginar aquí una batalla… Jugando, ¿comprendes? DON LUIS Sí, sí… LUIS Y los dos estábamos de acuerdo en que aquí no podía haber una guerra. Porque esto, la Ciudad Universitaria, no podía ser un campo de batalla… Y a los pocos días, fíjate… (i) ¿Es optimista o pesimista la descripción de esta escena de posguerra? (ii) Explica la importancia de “Eso es una trinchera, ¿no?” (iii) Analiza la importancia de esta escena para ayudarnos a entender Las bicicletas son para el verano. Justifica tu respuesta con referencias detalladas a la obra entera. O (b) ¿Hasta qué punto es posible decir que la fuerza del espíritu humano para sobrevivir es un tema central en Las bicicletas son para el verano? Justifica tu respuesta refiriéndote a la obra entera.

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6 8673/42/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 SECCIÓN SEGUNDA 5 Gabriel García Márquez: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) ¿Opinas tú que la novela es tan sencilla como parece? Justifica tu respuesta. O (b) Analiza la importancia de las metáforas en la novela. Justifica tu respuesta. 6 Isabel Allende: Eva Luna Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) ¿Estás de acuerdo con que esta novela no es feminista? Justifica tu respuesta. O (b) Analiza la presentación de Rolf Carlé en la novela. Justifica tu respuesta. 7 Federico García Lorca: Bodas de sangre Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Analiza la importancia del uso del contexto geográfico y rural de esta obra para crear la tragedia. Justifica tu respuesta. O (b) Ver Bodas de sangre en el teatro nos ayudaría a comprender la obra de una manera diferente. ¿Hasta qué punto estás de acuerdo con esta opinión? 8 Rosalía de Castro: En las orillas del Sar Contesta la pregunta (a) o la pregunta (b): (a) Haz un análisis detallado de Los tristes, con énfasis especial en el tema del sufrimiento. Justifica tu respuesta. O (b) ¿Hasta qué punto es posible decir que, en sus poemas, Rosalía de Castro es esencialmente una mujer aislada y sola? Justifica tu respuesta, refiriéndote a tres poemas como mínimo.

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. This document consists of 3 printed pages. © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level SPANISH LITERATURE 8673/42 Paper 4 Texts May/June 2016 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 75 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2016 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – May/June 2016 8673 42 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 COMPONENT 4: Texts Candidates will write their answers in the target language. Examiners will look for a candidate’s ability to communicate effectively and will ignore linguistic errors which do not impede communication. Passage based questions: Examiners should consider the extent to which candidates have been able to identify the significant issues raised in the passage and, where appropriate, have applied these to the text as a whole. The passage is a stimulus passage, to be used as a springboard to give candidates a starting point for their answer. Examiners should allow candidates to use the passage as they choose, and ask themselves how successfully the candidates have manipulated their material and to what extent they have shown depth of awareness and knowledge of the workings of the text under discussion. This is not an exercise in literary criticism: Examiners should reward candidates whose answers show good understanding of how a text works and how an author has conveyed the key issues. Essay questions: a prime consideration is that candidates show detailed knowledge and understanding of the text. Extracts from Examiners’ Notes This paper is intended to test candidates’ knowledge of a text and their ability to use this knowledge to answer questions in a clear and focused manner. A sophisticated literary approach is not expected (though at the highest levels it is sometimes seen), but great value is placed on evidence of a firsthand response and thoughtful, personal evaluation of what candidates have read. Candidates may have been encouraged to depend closely on prepared notes and quotations: quotation for its own sake is not useful, though it will not be undervalued if used appropriately to illustrate a point in the answer. Candidates do not tend to show all the qualities or faults described in any one mark-band. Examiners attempt to weigh all these up at every borderline, in order to see whether the work can be considered for the category above. At the lower levels, the answer may mention a few ‘facts’ but these may be so poorly understood, badly organised and irrelevant that it falls into category 10–11; or there may be just enough sense of understanding and focus for the Examiner to consider the 12–13 band. Again, at a higher level, an answer may be clear, solid and conscientious (perhaps 18–19), without showing quite the control and attention to perceptively chosen detail which would justify 20 or more. Examiners take a positive and flexible approach and, even when there are obvious flaws in an answer, reward evidence of knowledge and especially any signs of understanding and careful organisation.

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – May/June 2016 8673 42 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 Candidates are expected to write 500–600 words for each of their answers. Candidates who write more than 600 words cannot be placed higher than the 16–17 category in the mark scheme. Marks Description 22–25 Exceptional work. Excellent ability to organise material, thorough knowledge, considerable sensitivity to language and to author’s intentions, understanding of some literary techniques. Really articulate and intelligent answers should be considered in this band even if there are still flaws and omissions. 20–21 Very good. Close attention to detail of passages, controlled structure, perceptive use of illustration, good insight when discussing characters. Ability to look beyond the immediate material and to show some understanding of author’s intentions and of underlying themes. 18–19 Thoroughly solid and relevant work. Candidate does not simply reproduce information: can discuss and evaluate material and come to clear conclusion. Good focus on passages. Some limitations of insight but coherent, detailed approach and aptly chosen illustrations. 16–17 Painstaking. Sound knowledge of texts; mainly relevant. Some attempt to analyse and compare, some sense of understanding. Possibly not in full control of material; solid but indiscriminate. Many very conscientious candidates fall into this category: they tend to write far too much as they are reluctant to leave out anything they have learnt. Focused, coherent essays which lack really solid detail but convey a good understanding of the text should also be considered for this band. 14–15 Fair relevance and knowledge. Better organised than in 12–13 band: the candidate probably understands the demands of the question without being able to develop a very thorough response. Still a fairly simple, black and white approach. Some narrative and ‘learnt’ material but better control and focus than work in the 12–13 band. Many candidates probably fall into this category. 12–13 Sound, if simple and superficial, knowledge of plot and characters. Makes assertions without being able to illustrate or develop points. Probably still too dependent on narrative and memorised oddments but there may be a visible attempt to relate these to the question. Can extract one or two relevant points from a set passage. 10–11 Some very basic material but not much sense of understanding or ability to answer question. The candidate rarely reads the set passage but uses it as a springboard for storytelling and memorised bits and pieces about characters. Very general, unspecific approach. Random, bitty structure. Signs of organisation and relevance should be looked for in case the answer can be considered for the 12– 13 category. 6–9 Marginally more knowledge here than in 0–5 category. The candidate may have read the text but is probably unable to see beyond the barest bones of the plot or half-remembered notes. Insubstantial; very little relevance. The candidate may have problems with the language and will be unable to express ideas comprehensibly. 0–5 No discernible material. Often very inadequate language. Marks in this section are awarded almost on the basis of quantity: up to 3 for a sentence or two showing a glimpse of knowledge, 4 or 5 where there is also a hint of relevance to the question. It is possible for a candidate to write a whole page demonstrating no knowledge at all (have they read the book?), or only misunderstood background facts or very vague general remarks unrelated to either text or question.

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2016 May/June, Paper 4 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A46/75
B42/75
C38/75
D34/75
E30/75