B.A. English

AF-3067 BEN 1C1
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2011

First Semester
English
PROSE
(CBCS—2008 onwards)
Time : 3 Hours Maximum : 75 Marks
Section A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer all the following questions in a sentence or two.
1. Who, according to Bacon, can lead a single life ?
2. Where, according to Bacon, does love enter ?
3. How does Sir Roger maintain good relationship with

his Chaplain ?
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4. How did Sir Roger come to theatre ?
5. What did the man in black purchase from the sailor ?

How much did he pay for that ?
6. What smelt differently to Bo-bo after the fire

accident ?
7. Why does Ruskin say that duty is first ?
8. When did Ruskin give Lecture II of “ Sesame and
Lilies ” ?
9. What, according to Chesterton is the common way of
flattering important people ?
10. How did people bury Beit ?
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Section B (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer all the following questions.
11. (a) Why does Bacon prefer married life to a single
life ?
(Or)
(b) What are the comments that Sir Roger made about
the play ?
12. (a) What did the man in black do when he saw a
woman in rags ?
(Or)
(b) Why is ‘New year’ very important to the people

all over the world ?
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13. (a) Why, according to Ruskin, are friends necessary
to every one ?
(Or)
(b) Why does Ruskin comment that ‘Shakespeare has

no heroes ’ ?
14. (a) What, according to Bacon is beauty ?
(Or)
(b) How does Sir Roger behave in the Church during
the congregation ?
15. (a) How do people flatter their kings ?
(Or)
(b) Why is Lynd interested in pointing out

mistakes ?
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Section C (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three of the following in about

350 words each.
16. Discuss Bacon as an essayist.
17. How does Addison portray Sir Roger’s experiences at
the theatre ?
18. How does Charles Lamb artistically describe man’s
discovery of art of cooking in his essay “Dissertation
upon Roast Pig” ?
19. Comment on Ruskin‘s style by giving special reference

to “ Sesame and Lilies”
20. How does Chesterton satirise the attitudes of men in

his essay “ The worship of the wealthy” ?
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First Semester
English
FICTION
Section A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer all questions.
1. What was the painter painting when Hughie visited
him ?
2. How much money did the Colonel demand from Hughie
to marry Laura ?
3. Why does Holmes have a fit when Watson touches the

ivory box ?
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4. Who helped Mrs. Packletide during the hunting ?
5. Who is Monks ?
6. What does Oliver’s father‘s will state ?
7. Why does Melbury try to procure divorce for his
daughter ?
8. How does Giles die ?
9. Name the trio mentioned in “Lord of the flies”
10. Why do the children split into two groups ?
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Section B (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer all the questions in about 150 words each.
11. (a) How does Jimmy save Agatha from the safe of the
bank ?
(Or)
(b) Is Jimmy a bad fellow at heart ?
12. (a) How does Holmes catch Smith for the murder of
his nephew ?
(Or)
(b) What are the preparations that Mrs. Packletide

does for hunting the tiger ?
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13. (a) How does Oliver become one of Fagin’s boy ?
(Or)
(b) Why does Oliver run away to London ?
14. (a) Do Fitzpiers and Grace lead a happy married

life ?
(Or)
(b) Sketch the character of Mr. Melbury.
15. (a) How does Simon realize that the beast is created
by the boy’s imaginations ?
(Or)
(b) How are the boys rescued from the Island ?
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Section C (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three of the following in about 300 words

each :
16. Comment on the surprise end of “The Model
Millionaire ”
17. Write a note on the ironic effect of Mrs. Packletide’s
hunting.
18. How does Dicken portray the theme, ‘ Survival’ in
“Oliver Twist” ?
19. How does fate once again bring back Grace to
Fitzpiers ?
20. Is “Lord of the flies” an allegorical novel ? Give your

reasons.
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AF-3069 BEN 2C1

Second Semester
English
POETRY—I
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer all the questions in a sentence or two.
1. What happened to the name written on the strand ?
2. What is the central idea of the poem, “ One day I wrote
her name” ?
3. Whom does the poet refer to as the happiest man ?
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4. How does a farmer sleep in the night ?
5. Name three specific social types emblematic figures

mentioned in the poem “London” ?
6. What does the word “knell” refer to ?
7. Who sings the song when Wordsworth listens
motionless ?
8. List out few rhyming words from the poem “Kubla
Khan” by S.T. Coleridge.
9. Who is Kubla Khan ?
10. What is special about “Skylark” ?
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
Write paragraphs on all the following :
11. (a) Write the summary of sonnet 3 ?
(Or)
(b) Write the summary of sonnet 4 ?
12. (a) What kind of life does the farmer lead in
Alexander Pope’s “Ode on solitude” ?
(Or)
(b) How does Blake portray the life of Chimney

sweepers in “London” ?
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13. (a) What idea is expressed in this line : The paths of
glory lead but to the grave.
(Or)
(b) Discuss Gray’s use of animal and insect imagery
in “Elegy written in a Country Churhyard”.
14. (a) What is the role of the “solitary reaper” ?
(Or)
(b) Discuss about the Palace built by “Kubla Khan” ?
15. (a) Discuss the images used in “ To a skylark” ?
(Or)
(b) What does the poet share with the readers by

describing the “ skylark ” ?
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Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three questions in Essay form.
16. What aethetic message does Edmund spenser convey

in “ One day I wrote her name” ?
17. Write an essay on “Death, Be not Proud”.
18. What is the theme of “ The Village Preacher ” ?
19. Discuss Wordsworth as a nature poet with reference to

any one of the poem prescribed ?
20. Evolution of thought in the “Ode to a Nightingale” ?
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Second Semester
English
DRAMA—I
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer each of the following questions in a sentence or

two :
1. Why is Dr. Faustus interested in Black magic ?
2. What are the seven deadly sins ?
3. Why does Loveivet flee from London ?
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4. How does the Widow captivate both Face and Subtle ?
5. Who is Paulo Giardana Orsini ?
6. Why is Vittoria imprisoned ?
7. What type of man is Tony Lumpkin ?
8. Why does Hastings behave rudely with
Mrs. Hardcastle ?
9. Why does Raina feel elated ?
10. When did the play ‘Arms and the Man” take place ?
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
Write paragraphs on all the following questions.
11. (a) How does Dr. Faustus make agreement with
Satan ?
(Or)
(b) Has Dr. Faustus really happy after making an
agreement with Satan ?
12. (a) Comment on the argument between Subtle and
Face.
(Or)
(b) What is the part played by the Spanish

Nobleman ?
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13. (a) How is Isabella murdered ?
(Or)
(b) Trace the relationship between Duke of Brachiano

and Vittoria ?
14. (a) Sketch the character of Marlowe ?
(Or)
(b) How does Tony fool his mother and sister ?
15. (a) Why does Raina prefer her poor “Chocolate-cream

soldier” to the wealthy business man ?
(Or)
(b) Comment on the character Bluntschli.
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Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
Write essays on any three of the following.
16. How does Ben Johnson satirize the vanities and vices
of mankind in the play “ The Alchemist” ?
17. What is the end of Dr. Faustus ?
18. Write an essay on Webster’s treatment of women and
their status in society as presented in ‘The White Devil”.
19. How far is the theme appearances and reality viewed

in the play “She Stoops to Conquer” ?
20. Justify the title “Arms and the Man”.
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Third Semester
English
POETRY—II
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)
Answer each of the following questions in

a sentence or two.
1. Which angel does Satan trick by disguising himself as
a Cherub ?
2. According to Satan, what is ‘ hell ’ ?
3. Where was Lady of Shalott imprisoned ?
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4. What does Lady of Shalott weave ?
5. What words did Arnold use to establish his mood in the

poem, “Dover Beach ” ?
6. Name the Greek writer mentioned in the poem , “ The
Blessed Damozel”.
7. What does W.B. Yeats say about a woman ?
8. To whom does the poet offer the prayer ?
9. Name the bird mentioned in the poem of G.M. Hopkins.
10. Where does the poet walk out one evening ?
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer all the following questions in about 150 words.
11. (a) Discuss the role of Satan.
(Or)
(b) Discuss the character of Eve.
12. (a) Point out the metaphors used by Arnold in “Dover

Beach”.
(Or)
(b) Describe the seashore as portrayed in the poem.
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13. (a) Describe the love of Damozel.
(Or)
(b) Discuss the final stanza of the poem “Blessed

Damozel”.
14. (a) How does the poet describe his daughter ?
(Or)
(b) In what all contents the poet relate the word
‘ beauty ’ ?
15. (a) Discuss the conflict of love by W. H. Auden.
(Or)
(b) Discuss the conflict of time by W. H. Auden.
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Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
Write essays on any three of the following
16. Interpret “ The Lady of Shalott” as art and life of Alfred
Tennyson.
17. Write the summary of “Dover Beach”.
18. Write the theme of “ Wind Hover”.
19. Describe the sincere prayer of W.B. Yeats.
20. Write an essay on the “Journey of the Magi”.
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Third Semester
English
DRAMA—II
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)
1. Why do the younger sons of Lady Monchensay never
come to the birthday party ?
2. Who is Agatha ?
3. Who is Wheeler ? What advice does he give to Mrs.
Jones to correct the habit of Jack ?
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4. What type of man is Mr. John Barthwick ?
5. Where do Jimmy and Alison live ?
6. How is Jimmy’s relationship with his friend, Cliff ?
7. How does Stanley treat Meg, in the beginning ?
8. What game do the invitees of Stanley’s birthday play
during the celebration ?
9. What is the end of Kattrin ?
10. Why does the cart roll lighter at the end of the play
“The Mother Courage” ?
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) Why does Harry leave Wishwood in the end ?
(Or)
(b) Comment on the role played by the family doctor

in “ Family Reunion”
12. (a) How does Mr. Barthwick enquire Mrs. Jones about
the theft ?
(Or)
(b) Why is Young Barthwick not punished ?
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13. (a) Are Alison and Helena good friends ?
(Or)
(b) Sketch the character of Cliff Lewis.
14. (a) What is the role played by Lu Lu ?
(Or)
(b) What is the end of Stanley ?
15. (a) How does mother courage make her livelihood from
the War ?
(Or)
(b) How does mother courage lose her son, Eilif ?
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Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three of the following questions.
16. ‘Stephen Spender commented that the whole play
“Family Reunion” was about the hero’s discovery of his
religious vocation as a result of his sense of guilt’–
Discuss.
17. How does John Galsworthy portray the difference
between the rich and the poor in the play “The Silver
Box” ?
18. Can Jimmy’s anger be justified ?
19. Comment on the basic theme of the play, “ The Birthday

Party”.
20. Trace the elements epic theatre by giving special
reference to Brecht’s “ Mother Courage”.

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AF-3073 BEN4C1

Fourth Semester
English
SHAKESPEARE
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

Answer all the questions.
1. Where did the ‘‘groundlings’’ gather to watch
Shakespeare’s plays ?
2. Name some Shakespearean fools.
3. How is Shylock defeated ?
4. What is the judgement given to Shylock ?
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5. Who is Falstaff ?
6. Why is king Henry IV very much worried ?
7. Why does Macbeth invite Duncan to his palace ?
8. What is the tragic relief in ‘‘Macbeth’’ ?
9. Why does Imogen marry Posthumus ?
10. What is the bet that Posthumus and Lachimo made ?
Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) Why do Shakespearean women in comedies
surpass men ?
(Or)
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(b) What is the significance of fools in Shakespeare’s
plays ?
12. (a) Why does Portia go to the court of the Duke of
Venice ?
(Or)
(b) Comment on the part played by Nerissa.
13. (a) How does Hal lead his happy life ?
(Or)
(b) How does Hal show his talent in the Battle of

Shrewsbury ?
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14. (a) Compare Macbeth and Banquo.
(Or)
(b) How does Macduff show his loyalty to the King of

Scotland ?
15. (a) How does Lachimo execute his plan ?
(Or)
(b) Why does Posthumus doubt his wife’s Chastity ?
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
16. Write an essay on theatre and audiences of Elizabethen
age.
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17. How tactfully does Portia deal with the case of Shylock
and Antanio in the court ?
18. Comment on the part played by Falstaff.
19. What is dramatic irony ? How effectively does
Shakespeare use this device in ‘‘Macbeth’’ ?
20. Comment on the happy end of the play ‘‘Cymbeline’’.
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Fourth Semester
English
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH—I
Section A (10 × 2 = 20)

Answer all the questions in a sentence or two.
1. When, according to Aurobindo did the epiphany take
place ?
2. What are the special qualities of Lily as presented in
‘Lotus’ ?
3. What common needs did the enterprisers miss badly ?
4. What suggests that Ramanujam really cares for his

father ?
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5. Did Gandhi pay more attention for his character when
he was at school ?
6. What was the punishment ?
7. What is the central issue of Sharana movement ?
8. Why does king Bijala have good opinion on Sharana
movement ?
9. Where does Bakha live ? What is he ?
10. Why does Lakha drive Bakha out of the house ?
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Section B (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer all the questions choosing either (a) or (b)
from each.
11. (a) How does Flora satisfy love ?
(Or)
(b) How did God create this universe ?
12. (a) Wow did the leader enthuse the enterprisers ?
(Or)
(b) Is A.K. Ramanujam really angry at his father ?
13. (a) What was Gandhi’s performance in his subjects

when he was at school ?
(Or)
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(b) What, according to Radhakrishnan is world’s
community ?
14. (a) Describe the attitude of Sovideva towards

Sharanas.
(Or)
(b) What attitude of Sharanas does make it to face
its end ?
15. (a) Why do people not recognise Bakha’s work ?
(Or)
(b) What happened to Sohini ?
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Section C (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three of the following in about
350 words each.
16. How does Aurobindo realize the immortality of Kali ?
17. Write a critical appreciation of the poem ‘‘The King
speaks to the Scribe’’.
18. Comment on the style of R.K. Narayan by giving a
special reference to ‘‘Crime and Punishment’’.
19. Justify the title ‘‘Tale Danda’’.
20. Is ‘‘Untouchable’’ a novel on social realism ? Give your

reasons..
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Fifth Semester
English
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

1. What does the ‘ship’ represent to ?
2. Which road does Robert Frost choose to travel along ?
3. What according to Emerson is a foolish consistency ?
4. What are the two major issues that are discussed in

‘‘Civil Disobedience’’ ?
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5. Why does Willy decide to commit suicide ?
6. How does Willy treat his wife, Linda ?
7. What are the things that the giant carried away with
him ?
8. Name the five heroic day dream episodes that Walter
Mitty dreamt.
9. What is the central theme of ‘A Farewell to Arms’’ ?
10. Who is Frederic Henry ?
Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) Why could the captain not answer ?
(Or)
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(b) How does Emily travel along with ‘He’ ?
12. (a) Why does Emerson guide the individual to go
according to his instinct ?
(Or)
(b) Why does Thoreau want better Government ?
13. (a) Sketch the character of Biff.
(Or)
(b) What are the things that Willy imagines when his
sons decide to start a business ?
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14. (a) How did the ghost terrify the author ?
(Or)
(b) How does Mitty imagine himself facing a firing
squad ?
15. (a) How does love develop between Henry and

Catherine ?
(Or)
(b) Why does Henry walk back to the hotel at the

end of the novel ?
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
Answer any three of the following.
16. Why does Emerson say that Brahma is both a creator
and destroyer ?
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17. Does Emerson call for staunch individualism through
his essay ‘‘self reliance’’ ?
18. Comment on the social conditions in Miller’s America
as reflected in the play ‘‘Death of a Salesman’’ ?
19. How, interestingly does the author portray the fantasies
of Mitty in ‘‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’’ ?
20. How does Hemingway juxtapose fertility against death

in ‘‘A Farewell to Arms’’ ?
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Fifth Semester
English
WOMEN’S WRITING IN ENGLISH
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

1. Which is the colour that often Slyvia Plath mentions ?
What does it stand for ?
2. What sorts of clothes do the weavers weave ?
3. How does Walter lose the rest of the money ?
4. Why are the Youngers optimistic ?
5. Why does Ainsley go to the restaurant where Marian
is with Peter and Len ?
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6. Who is Duncan ?
7. Why did Ila Das lose her job ?
8. What does Ila Das do in Kasauli ?
9. Who is the Champion of feminist criticism ?
10. How far does existentialism root into feminism ?
Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) How truthful is the mirror ?
(Or)
(b) How is the world of birds as depicted by Sarojini
Naidu ?
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12. (a) Why are dreams more important to Mama than
material wealth ?
(Or)
(b) How does Asayai help Benetha to know about her
African heritage ?
13. (a) Why does Marian’s stomach refuse food ?
(Or)
(b) Compare the characters of Marian and Clara.
14. (a) What does happen to Nanda Kaul when she hears
the news of her friend’s murder ?
(Or)
(b) Why did Nanda Kaul choose a solitary life ?
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15. (a) What are the two modes of feminist criticism ?
(Or)
(b) How far, does women’s culture affect women’s
writing ?
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
16. How does Kamala Das contrast the love that she
receives now with that of the past one ?
17. Why do youngers learn that the dream for a house is
the most important dream ?
18. Are women edible ? Give your reasons by giving a
reference to Atwood’s “The Edible Woman”.
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19. Comment on the use of imagery and symbols in “Fire
on the Mountain”.
20. What are the main elements in feminist criticism ?
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Fifth Semester
English
COMMON WEALTH LITERATURE
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

1. Why does the Cowman say that ‘it is not home’ ?
2. What does the phrase “the chatter of cultured apes”
mean ?
3. Who are the speaker and the listener in “Women to Man” ?
4. Why does the compass fail to find the route ?
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5. What pressed Nehru to write epilogue to “The Discovery
of India” ?
6. Why does Achebe want the novelist to teach ?
7. Who is Jero ?
8. What does “eggs to eggs” mean ?
9. Name the trade that is mentioned in “Natives of My
Person”.
10. What is the realism that is mentioned in “Natives of
My Person” ?
Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) What are the images that suggest that Miss
Wilson is an old exile ?
(Or)
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(b) Why, according to A.D. Hope Australia is the last
land ?
12. (a) Does “Woman to Man” educate ?
(Or)
(b) How does the poet describe the vast landscape in
“Journey to the Interior” ?
13. (a) How can, according to Ache be the Africans fight
against racism ?
(Or)
(b) Why was Nehru interested in writing epilogue to
“The Discovery of India” ?
14. (a) Why is Chume able to take over the Congregation ?
(Or)
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(b) How does Jero appeal to the Member of Parliament ?
15. (a) What does the living condition of the slaves as
described by Lamming ?
(Or)
(b) What was the significance of the voyage of
Reconnaissance ?
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
16. Comment on the title “ My First White Hairs”.
17. Compare and contrast the themes of “Refugee Mother
and Child” and “Woman to Man”.
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18. What is the central theme of “Epilogue to The Discovery
of India” ?
19. What suggest that Jero has mainly mercenary
attitudes towards his followers ?
20. What were the conditions of slavery that portrayed by
Lamming in “Natives of My Person” ?
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B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION APRIL 2011

Fifth Semester
English
Elective – TRANSLATION—THEORY AND

PRACTICE
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

1. Explain SLT, TLT and RLT.
2. Explain literal translation.
3. What is called recoding of a text ?
4. Define Formal Equivalence.
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5. Give two examples for culturally untranslatable words.
6. Explain Idiolects.
7. List any two problems that a translator faces while
translating a literary text.
8. How does the hair of Fateh Chand look like ?
9. Translate the following into English :–
(a) öŒ#²Ò.
(b) ¦Î¯©µ®.
(c) APv.
(d) |õn¯Â¯À.
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10. Translate into Tamil :–
(a) Somnambulism.
(b) Replica .
(c) Lecture.
(d) Novels.
Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) How does Catford define translation ?
(Or)
(b) Explain transliteration.
12. (a) What is called adaptation in translation ?
(Or)
(b) Write a note on textual translation equivalence.
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13. (a) Write any five translation of Thirukkural by
G.U. Pope.
(Or)
(b) How does Bharathiyar Portray the Mother India ?
14. (a) What are the problems that a translator faces
while translating verses ?
(Or)
(b) What are the problems that a translator faces
while translating prose ?
15. (a) Comment on the theme of “Chemmeen”.
(Or)
(b) What kind of man is Fateh Chand ?
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Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
16. Write an essay on Peter Newmark’s theory on
translation.
17. What are Eugene Nida’s views on equivalence ?
18. How does Valluvar state the excellence of rain in
“Thirukkural” ?
19. What is problem in translation ? Explain.
20. How does Fateh Chand teach a good lesson to the
English officer at the end ?
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Fifth Semester
English
Elective : CANADIAN LITERATURE
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

1. Whose Portrait that F.R.Scott mentions in “The
Canadian Authors meet” ?
2. How does the northern hill look in a January morning ?
3. Is Canadian forest free from dangers ? Why ?
4. ‘Nature is red in tooth and Claw’ — Justify the
statement by giving reference to “Nature the Monster”.
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5. Who is Joe ?
6. Does the protagonist of “Surfacing” really want to see
her father ?
7. How did Hagar’s brother, Daniel die ?
8. How old is Hagar Shipley ? With whom does she live ?
9. Why according to George Ryga does our brother kill
another brother ?
10. State the misfortune of Canadian Indian.
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) Why does F.R. Scott feel sorry in the author’s meet ?
(Or)
(b) How is the life of woodmen and horsemen as
portrayed in “A January Morning” ?
12. (a) What are the effects of global warming as depicted
by Atwood in “Nature the Monster” ?
(Or)
(b) How does Atwood differentiate her ideas about
nature from Wordworthian’s ?
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13. (a) Why does the protagonist of “Surfacing” compare
the human interaction with that of animals ?
(Or)
(b) How is the relationship between the Protagonist
and Joe ?
14. (a) What is the present condition of Hagar ?
(Or)
(b) Why does the minister visit Hagar ?
15. (a) What is the central theme of “Indian” ?
(Or)
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(b) Comment on Ryga’s style by giving references to
“Indian”.
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
16. Write a critical appreciation of “The Alphabet”.
17. What is the main theme of “Surfacing” ?
18. Write an essay on Atwood’s “Nature the Monster”.
19. Why does Hagar feel that she is physically and
emotionally isolated ?
20. How is the life of Canadian Indian in Canada as
portrayed by George Ryga ?
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Sixth Semester
English
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH—II
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)
1. Whom does Toru remember in “ Sita” ?
2. How does Parthasarathy describe Sundari ?
3. What does ‘ the tiger’ stand for ?
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4. Why does it take much time to kill a tree ?
5. How, according to Masani can World Union be

formed ?
6. What are the two types of governments ?
7. Who is Vasantha ?
8. What happened to Chitra when she was on the bank of
Purna river ?
9. Why does Raju nickname Rosie’s husband as ‘Marco’ ?
10. Why does Raju forget his business ?
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) How does Toru depict Valmiki’s hermitage in

“Sita” ?
(Or)
(b) What is Parthasarathy’s reaction to English and

Tamil ?
12. (a) What is the reason for Vikram Seth’s envy ?
(Or)
(b) How does Aurobindo describe the appearance of

the tiger ?
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13. (a) What, according to Masani, is a good
government ?
(Or)
(b) Are people intelligent in selecting a good

government.
14. (a) Why does Chithra become sad after the Union ?
(Or)
(b) Why cannot Vasanta keep in pace with Madana ?
15. (a) How is the relationship between Raju and the

villagers ?
(Or)
(b) How does Raju manipulate Rosie’s money ?
4 AF-3080
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
16. Write a critical appreciation of the poem “An Old

Woman”.
17. How does Gieve Patel show that nature can not be
destroyed ?
18. How, according to Rajaji can New India be educated ?
19. How does Tagore depict the evolution of human love

from physical to the spiritual in “ Chithra” ?
20. Sketch the character of Raju.
***
5 AF-3080
AF-3081 BEN 6C2

Sixth Semester
English
DEVELOPING LANGUAGE SKILLS
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)
1. How can one improve his comprehensive skill ?
2. What is called scanning of a text ?
3. Write any two sentence for the expression, ‘greeting’.
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4. How do you introduce yourself to the manager of IOB,
at where your father is working as a clerk ?
5. “Absolutely no need to say sorry–I do understand ”—
Which expression does this indicate ?
6. “We’d be delighted if you could spare sometime for us
and address the students”— which expression does this
indicate ?
7. What is called ‘Subscription’ of a letter ?
8. What is a ‘minutes’ ?
9. Write any two advantages of sending telegram.
10. Define Brainstorming.
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
11. (a) How can one scan a text ?
(Or)
(b) List some of the reasons for poor comprehension.
12. (a) Greet your classmates and friends on the first day
of your new course ?
(Or)
(b) Introduce your friends to your brother
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13. (a) Invite a reputed writer to preside over the
inauguration of reader’s forum of your college.
(Or)
(b) Make an apology for coming late to class.
14. (a) Write an agenda for the Board of studies meeting
of department of English.
(Or)
(b) Write a letter to your friend about your recent
tour to Ooty.
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15. (a) Write a telegram to inform your friend in Delhi
that you need 2 days accommodation there in the
month of December.
(Or)
(b) Why is curriculum vitae important ? How do you

prepare it ?
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
16. How do reading and comprehension help to understand

and develop one’s skill in communication ?
17. You are attending your friend’s marriage Introduce
yourself to others there and also introduce others to the
persons you know in the function.
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18. You apologise to your friend for your inability to go with
her for shopping.
19. Write a letter of complaint to the Mayor of your
corporation complaining about the very bad condition
of the roads in your locality.
20. Write a group discussion on ‘ The latest versus the old
fashion in women’s dresses ’.
***
6 AF-3081
AF-3083 BENE2B
Sixth Semester
English
Elective—LITERARY FORMS
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

Answer all the following in a sentence or two :
1. Name the work by Hawthorne which defines the nature
of Short Story.
2. What is the view of Harold Nicholson on Biography ?
3. Name a few famous Diaries which proved to be
Autobiographies.
4. What according to Wordsworth is poetry ?
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5. What are the two kinds of epic ?
6. How does Joseph Addison term Ballad ?
7. What are the two kinds of Ode ? Give examples.
8. Define Tragedy.
9. Give examples of One-Act play.
10. What is meant by Tragi-Comedy ?
Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer all the following in a page or two :
11. (a) What are the important aspects of Biography ?
(Or)
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(b) Discuss Autobiography as a literary genre.
12. (a) What are the various kinds of subjective poetry ?
(Or)
(b) Analyse the views of critics on subjective poetry.
13. (a) Discuss the characteristics of an Ode.
(Or)
(b) Trace the origin and growth of English Ballad.
14. (a) Analyse the features of Masque.
(Or)
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(b) What are the different kinds of Comedy in English
Literature ?
15. (a) What is meant by Picaresque novel ?
(Or)
(b) Trace the origin and growth of Detective novel.
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
Write Essay on any three of the following.
16. Discuss Biography as a literary form.
17. Critically compare and contrast the characteristics of
Subjective and Objective poetry.
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18. What are the features and kinds of Epic ?
19. Discuss the genesis of One-Act play and its place in 20th
century.
20. Discuss Stream-of-Consciousness Novel.
***
5 AF-3083
AF-3085 BENE3B
Sixth Semester
English
Elective—COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

Answer all the following in a sentence or two.
1. Who introduced influential study in Comparative
Literature ?
2. What areas in National Literature of a country
confined to ?
3. What is the contribution of Paul Van Tiegham to
Comparative Literature ?
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4. Who are the notable contributions of Influential
Studies ?
5. What is meant by ‘Literary Fortune’ ?
6. Who are the major theorists on ‘Oppilakkiam’ in
Tamil ?
7. What is the contribution of Goethe to ‘World
Literature ’?
8. What does Roman Jacobson say about ‘Adaptation’ ?
9. Define the term Stylization’.
10. Who coined the term ‘Comparative Literature’ for the
first time ?
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Part B (5 × 5 = 25)
Answer all the following questions in a page or two.
11. (a) Define ‘Plagiarism’.
(Or)
(b) What are the conventional methods of
periodization ?
12. (a) Distinguish between Comparative Literature and
World Literature.
(Or)
(b) What is the major contribution of T.P.
Meenakshisundaram to Comparative Literature

(Oppilakkiam) ?
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13. (a) What is the relationship between ‘ Motif ’ and
‘ Theme ’ ?
(Or)
(b) Define ‘Parallelism’.
14. (a) Discuss the two kinds of Analogical studies.
(Or)
(b) How does Northrop Fry classify ‘genres’ ?
15. (a) Discuss ‘Epoch’ and ‘Periods’.
(Or)
(b) What relationship is there between marxism and
Literature ? Discuss.
4 AF-3085
Part C (3 × 10 = 30)
Write essays on any three of the following.
16. Discuss the importance of Reception Study in
Comparative Literature.
17. Discuss the meaning and scope of Comparative
Literature.
18. What is the relevance of Thematology to Comparative
Literature ?
19. Analyse the five kinds of Thematic investigation ?
20. Critically analyse the interrelationship between
literature and other arts.
***
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AF-3067 BEN 1C1

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2011

Section A (10 × 2 = 20)

Answer all the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. Who, according to Bacon, can lead a single life ?

2. Where, according to Bacon, does love enter ?

3. How does Sir Roger maintain good relationship with

5. What did the man in black purchase from the sailor ?

6. What smelt differently to Bo-bo after the fire

7. Why does Ruskin say that duty is first ?

8. When did Ruskin give Lecture II of “ Sesame and

9. What, according to Chesterton is the common way of

flattering important people ?

10. How did people bury Beit ?

Answer all the following questions.

11. (a) Why does Bacon prefer married life to a single

12. (a) What did the man in black do when he saw a

(b) Why is ‘New year’ very important to the people

(b) Why does Ruskin comment that ‘Shakespeare has

14. (a) What, according to Bacon is beauty ?

(b) How does Sir Roger behave in the Church during

15. (a) How do people flatter their kings ?

(b) Why is Lynd interested in pointing out

Answer any three of the following in about

16. Discuss Bacon as an essayist.

17. How does Addison portray Sir Roger’s experiences at

18. How does Charles Lamb artistically describe man’s

discovery of art of cooking in his essay “Dissertation

upon Roast Pig” ?

19. Comment on Ruskin‘s style by giving special reference

20. How does Chesterton satirise the attitudes of men in

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2011

Section A (10 × 2 = 20)

Answer all questions.

1. What was the painter painting when Hughie visited

2. How much money did the Colonel demand from Hughie

3. Why does Holmes have a fit when Watson touches the

6. What does Oliver’s father‘s will state ?

7. Why does Melbury try to procure divorce for his

8. How does Giles die ?

9. Name the trio mentioned in “Lord of the flies”

10. Why do the children split into two groups ?

Answer all the questions in about 150 words each.

(b) Is Jimmy a bad fellow at heart ?

(b) What are the preparations that Mrs. Packletide

(b) Why does Oliver run away to London ?

14. (a) Do Fitzpiers and Grace lead a happy married

(b) Sketch the character of Mr. Melbury.

(b) How are the boys rescued from the Island ?

Answer any three of the following in about 300 words

16. Comment on the surprise end of “The Model

17. Write a note on the ironic effect of Mrs. Packletide’s

18. How does Dicken portray the theme, ‘ Survival’ in

19. How does fate once again bring back Grace to

20. Is “Lord of the flies” an allegorical novel ? Give your

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL 2011

Part A (10 × 2 = 20)

Answer all the questions in a sentence or two.

1. What happened to the name written on the strand ?

2. What is the central idea of the poem, “ One day I wrote

3. Whom does the poet refer to as the happiest man ?

5. Name three specific social types emblematic figures

6. What does the word “knell” refer to ?