B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Fifth Semester
English Literature
AMERICAN LITERATURE
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Section A (10 x 1 10)
Answer all objective questions.
1. The general structure of Whitman's "When lilacs Last in
the Dooryard Bloom'd" follows the traditional pattern of
elegy in its movement from grief to
satisfaction compassion
consolation
2. ''Mending by Robert Frost, is a narrative about two
neighbors who meet every to repair the
stone wall that divides their properties.
winter spring
summer
3. According to Emerson, it is the challenge of American
scholars to foster and support the development of truly
American and
Language; literature
Culture; literature
Thought; culture
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4. Walden Pond is located in
Albany, New York
Concord, Massachusetts
Portland, Oregon
5. The only part of the paper that Joe Keller reads is

world news
the obituaries
the want ads
6. Harry was reported missing in the month of
March July
November
7. The story of The Prince and the Pauper takes place
during
The end of the 1600's
In 1627
The middle 1500's
8. Tom's siblings and his mother treat him
with harshness
with kindness
with indifference
9. is Santiago's hero in The Old Man and
the Sea.
Joe DiMaggio
Harry Truman
Fidel Castro
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10. What happens to make Santiago curse the treachery of
his own body?
He gets seasick
He has diarrhea
His hand cramps
Section B x 7 35)
Answer the following questions choosing either or in
250 words each.
11. Describe Whitman's voice in the poem "When lilacs
Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd".
Or
How does the poem "Anecdote of the Jar" explore
the struggle between humans and nature?
12. How does Emerson define 'The American Scholar'?
Or
Describe how Thoreau's financial "economy" is
expanded to a philosophy of life.
13. Write a note on the main theme of All My Sons.
Or
Discuss the parent-child conflict in All My Sons.
14. Describe the setting of the novel The Prince and the
Pauper.
Or
How do the pauper and the prince end up
exchanging clothing and identities?
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15. Why have Manolin's parents forced him to work for
another fisherman and not for Santiago?
Or
Write a note on the role of sea in The Old man and
the Sea.
Section C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions in about 400 words each.
16. Discuss Frost's poems are supreme examples of the
paradoxes of life.
17. What according to Emerson are the duties of the
'American Scholar'?
18. All My Sons is about a man who makes a profit at the
expense of his responsibility to society. Does this raise
any issues that are still relevant today?
19. Discuss whether or not Tom Canty would have made a
good king for England if Edward had not returned.
20. Attempt a character sketch of Santiago.
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