M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Second Semester
English
BRITISH FICTION
(CBCS 2014 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 X 2 20)
Answer all the questions.
1. Where did the Ancients and Moderns dwell in the Hill of
Parnassus?
2. What is a mock epic?
3. What role does Mr. Sowerberry play in the life of Oliver?
4. How does Oliver violate the rules of the workhouse?
5. How does Rochester's bedroom catch fire?
6. What does Jane Eyre do with the inheritance she receives
from her uncle John Eyre?
7. What fascinates Marlow in Heart of Darkness?
8. Why does Marlow call Kurtry a "Universal genius"?
9. What was the "Beast from Air"? What effect did it have
on the boys?
10. How did the boys come to be finally rescued from the
island?
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Part B X 5 25)
Answer all questions choosing either or
11. How does swift treat Wotten and Bentley in The
Battle of the Books?
Or
Describe the origin of the war of the Ancients and
the Moderns.
12. Dickens mercilessly satirizes Mr. Bumble. Why?
Or
Comment on the sacrifice of Nancy for Oliver.
13. Discuss the role played by "Thornfield" in Jane
Eyre.
Or
What do the Gothic elements contribute to the novel
Jane Eyre?
14. How does Marlow find Africa when he arrives
there?
Or
Describe the encounter between Marlow and Kurtz.
15. Describe how Simon was Murdered.
Or
How did a difference of opimon and rivalry develop
between Ralph and Jack?
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Part C X 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Bring out the significance of the title The Battle of the
Books.
17. Examine Oliver Twist as a Social Document.
18. Analyse Jane Eyre as a character and a Narrator.
19. Discuss The Heart of Darkness as a satire on
colonization.
20. Comment on the novel Lord of the Flies as a study of
boyish psychology.
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