DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017
FICTION
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following.
1. Describe the backdrop of A Tale of Two Cities.
2. Give an account of Jane Eyre's early life in school.
3. Comment on the theme of Sons and Lovers.
4. What is James Joyce's contribution to English Novel?
5. Write short notes on the Scarlet Letter.
6. What message does Ernest Hemingway convey through
A Farewell to Arms?
7. How does Dostoesvsky relate Crime and Punishment?
8. What does the Tin Drum Signify?
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following.
9. Justify the title of A Tale of Two Cities.
10. Examine Sons and Lovers as a psychological novel.
11. Explain the symbolism in The Scarlet Letter.
Sub. Code
22
DE- 290
2
WS 20
12. How does Ernest Hemingway depict the impact of War in
A Farewell to Arms?
13. Analyze Dostoesvsky as a novelist with special focus on
Crime and Punishment.
14. Evaluate Margaret Atwood as a Feminist.
15. How does Patrick white integrate the mindscape and
landscape in Voss?