plumiBoys Don’t Cry: Edexcel GCSE English Literature questions
Every Edexcel GCSE English Literature exam question on Boys Don’t Cry, 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 10 questions on Boys Don’t Cry, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q29 (40 marks): Aunt Jackie took my chin in her hand, scrutinizing my face. ‘I am so proud of you.’ (Aunt Jackie talking to Dante) Explain how women are important in Boys Don’t
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q30 (40 marks): What do I know about bringing up a kid? It’s not like my dad cared enough about me or my sister to stick around ... (Melanie) How is growing up significant in t
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q29 (40 marks): Mel wasn’t even nineteen yet. How could she have been stupid enough to have a kid at our age? (Dante) Explain how teenage parenthood is important in Boys Don’t
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q30 (40 marks): Josh and I had been mates since we’d both started secondary school, me at ten and Josh at eleven. (Dante) How is Josh significant in the novel? You must refer t
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q29 (40 marks): I was off to university in less than a month and there was no way I was going to let Melanie and some baby ruin my plans ... (Dante) Explain the significance of
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q30 (40 marks): ‘Of course I know Adam is gay. I’ve come to terms with that.’ (Dad/Tyler Bridgeman) How are different attitudes to sexuality presented in Boys Don’t Cry? You mu
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q29 (40 marks): ‘I love you, Emma. I love you very, very much.’ (Dante) In what ways is love important in the novel? You must refer to the context of the novel in your answer.
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q30 (40 marks): ‘I want to be an actor more than anything else in the world. I live, eat, breathe and dream of being an actor.’ (Adam) Explain how Adam is significant in Boys D
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q29 (40 marks): ‘I’m proud of how you knuckled down and did so well in your exams. And I’m proud of the way you’ve become a real father to Emma.’ (Dad/Tyler Bridgeman) Explain
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q30 (40 marks): Melanie hadn’t just dumped Emma on me, she’d dumped a straightjacket of anxiety on me which I couldn’t remove. (Dante) How are challenges presented in the novel
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