DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. (English)/B.A. (Eng.) (Addl.) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2017.
MODERN AND POST-MODERN LITERATURE
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following questions.
1. Comment on the theme of the poem "A Prayer for my
Daughter".
2. What are the hardships endured by the Magi in their
Travel?
3. Comment on the character of Lucky in Waiting for Godot.
4. Write a note on the tone of the novel Animal Farm.
5. Comment on the style of the novel Mrs. Dalloway.
6. What are the political allusions you find in the novel
Midnight's Children?
7. Justify the aptness of the title of Sidewise in Time.
8. Write a note on any one of the world famous speeches you
know.
Sub. Code
32/108
DE- 087
2
wk 3
PART B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Analyze the theme of the poem "Death of a Naturalist".
10. What are the feminist concerns in the play A Doll's
House.
11. Discuss Waiting for Godot as an existentialist play.
12. Comment on the plot construction of the novel
Mrs. Dalloway.
13. Examine Animal Farm as a political allegory.
14. Sketch the character of Saleem Sinai in Midnight's
Children.
15. Comment on the content, language and style of world
famous speeches.