List four things — short retrieval (Source A)

Question (4 marks): Read again the first part of Source A, lines 1 to 10. List four things you learn about the narrator's journey from this part of the source.

Mark scheme (AO1, 1 mark per accurate point, max 4):

• Award 1 mark for each correct, distinct point drawn from the specified lines.
• Points may be quoted directly or paraphrased.
• Do not credit inferred or implied information that goes beyond the lines.
• Do not credit repetition (e.g. "he was tired" / "he felt exhausted" = 1 mark only).

Indicative content (typical exemplar for a Victorian travel extract):

1. The narrator travelled by train ("the locomotive thundered north").
2. The journey began before dawn.
3. He was alone in the carriage.
4. The weather was cold and wet.
5. He carried only a leather valise.

Grade 9 indicator: precise selection, no overlap, all points within the line range.