1.

What do the three texts have in common?

D.    students

2.

What do Texts B and C have in common?

C.    Both are concerned with voluntary education.

3.

What do we learn about how Marie's mother felt?

C.    She understood why Marie had acted in this way.

4.

What does 'it' (Text A, line 7) refer to?

B.    physics

5.

What do you think 'pitting their wits against' (Text B, line 1) means?

A.    competing with

6.

What do you think 'chalked up' (Text B, line 9) means?

A.    achieved

7.

What do you think 'disperse' (Text C, line 2) means?