B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Fifth Semester
English Literature
COMMON WEALTH LITERATURE
(CBCS 2011 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Section A (10 x 1 10)
Answer all objective questions.
1. The poem "House and land" presents the image of an old
woman who perhaps moved to New
Zealand in the early colonies and still clings to her
British heritage.
Miss William Miss Miriam
Miss Wilson
2. "Telephone Conversation," demonstrates how racism
communication through the dialog
occurring between the primary characters.
deteriorates strengthens
increases
3. In "Refugee Mother and Child" The use of alliteration in
"a son she soon' reinforces the idea of proximity of

sadness loneliness
death
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4. In the poem "Clock and Heart", the poet sees the plight of
humanity in terms of individuals enslaved under the
tyranny of
history time
colonization
5. The essay "Novelist as Teacher" was originally delivered
as a talk in 1964 at the First Commonwealth Writers
Conference held at
Leeds Adelaide
Victoria
6. According to Dr. Radhakrishnan, war has become an
illegitimate instrument of
culture religion
politics
7. Rita Joe reminds the Magistrate of a young, poorly
dressed he saw once standing all alone by
the side of the road in the harsh Cariboo country.
boy girl
beggar
8. The play The Ecstasy of Rita Joe describes the story of an
Indian girl, Rita, on a reserve, who leaves her family and
follows her to the city.
sister friend
lover
9. The protagonist Voss, in his mad ambition to ascend to
become is busy cutting himself off from all
that is merely human.
Demi-God Angel
God
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10. In the novel Voss, Johann Ulrich Voss sets out to cross
the Australian continent in
1840 1842
1845
Section B x 7 35)
Answer the following questions, choosing either or
in 250 words each.
11. How does Allen Curnow's "House and Land"
investigates the sentiment of alienation experienced
by the settlers?
Or
Bring out the humour and satire in the poem
"Telephone Conversation".
12. Comment on the tragic atmosphere of the poem
"Refugee Mother and Child".
Or
Write a note on the metaphysical traits in the poem
"Clock and Heart".
13. What, according to Achebe, is the social
responsibility of the writer?
Or
What does Dr. Radha Krishnan say about the
alternatives for the military methods?
14. Comment on the socio-political factors contributing
to the tragedy of Rita Joe.
Or
Write a note on the stage techniques adopted in
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe.
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15. Assess the role played by Laura.
Or
How does Voss change his notions about himself?
Section C x 10 30)
Answer any three questions in about 400 words each.
16. Comment on A.D. Hope's vision of Australia.
17. Write on the central motif of the poem "Journey to the
Interior."
18. Critically evaluate Dr. Radhakrishnan's "World
Community."
19. Consider The Ecstasy of Rita Joe an impressionistic play.
20. Sketch the character of Voss.
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