B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Second Semester
English Literature
FICTION
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. Where does sir Mohan lal look at himself in the mirror?
2. What was the qualification of the stranger to be a model
for judas?
3. What does jane do immediately after finishing her
studies at lowood?
4. What is the nature of jane's first encounter with
Rochester?
5. How does foreshadowing contribute to the overall
narrative flow of "David copper field"?
6. What devices does dickens use to make the novel
coherent for readers who received the text piecemeal?
7. What is Sugar candy Mountain?
8. What is boxer's ultimate fate?
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9. What is the name of the feeling that john watches on his
date with lenina?
10. What does stand for?
Part B x 5 25)
Answer the following questions.
11. What were sir. Mohan lal's plan to strike up a
conversation with fellow travellers during the train
Journey?
Or
What was the counter attack of kirshna's father?
12. What role does jane play as the novel's moral
center?
Or
What does Mr. Brocklehurst do to one of jane's
classmates to rid her of her "vanity"?
13. Sketch the character of 'Mr.Omer'
Or
How does the protagonist of the novel contribute to
the overall narrative flow of 'David Copper field'?
14. Compare and contrast Napoleon' and 'Snowball'.
Or
Sketch the character of
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15. What did Mustapha Mond do that almost got him
exiled to an Island?
Or
Why is Helmholtz first Criticized by the world state
authorities?
Part C x 10 30)
Attempt any three of the following
16. How is 'Aristocracy and Patriotism' portrayed in
Kushwant singh's
17. How does the tradition of the gothic novel influence "jane
Eyre"?
18. What is the importance of motherhood in the novel
'David copper field'? How does motherhood figure into
Dicken's exploration of the strong domination over the
weak?
19. Why do you think that Orwell chose to use a fable in his
condemnation of soviet communication and
totalitarianism?
20. In what ways, does The world state' treat people like
commodities?
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