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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION GENERAL ENGLISH
THIRD SEMESTER APRIL 2017
EL 3050 ENGLISH THROUGH MEDIA AND NOVELS
Date: 06-05-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
PART A
I Answer any FIVE of the following in about 50 words each: (5x3=15 marks)
1. What is Nationalism according to Dr. Radhakrishnan?
2. Name the social injustices presented in the poem Sit and Look out'.
3. What are the circumstances that caused the death of Madame Paul Hamot?
4. Name three flowers for the month of April mentioned by Bacon.
5. What is the mistake of Eckels?
6. What is the final judgement on Wasserkopf?
7. Who is Miss.Phillis?
II Answer any TWO of the following in about 100 words each: (2x5=10 marks)
8. Evaluate Walt Whitman's response to the sorrows of the world.
9. Explain Bacon's plan of a garden.
10. Comment on the humour in the novel Tiger for Malgudi'.
11. Explain the fisherman's response to the bystanders' last wish.
III Answer any TWO of the following in about 200 words each: (2x10=20 marks)
12. Is Nationalism good for the future? Why?
13. Ray Bradbury's Sound of Thunder' is a story of incomparable creativity and fantasy Comment.
14. Explain how the novel Tiger for Malgudi' is a satire on Indian Cinema.
PART B
IV Answer the following in about 250 words. x 15=15 marks)
15. Bring out the advantages and disadvantages of Science and Technology.
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Write a letter to your friend describing a social injustice you have witnessed.
V Answer the following in about 350 words. (1x20=20 marks)
16. 'Animal Farm' deals with the problem of Labour Class Discuss.
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'Animal Farm' is a critique on totalitarianism Substantiate.
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PART C
VI. 17. Write a letter to the editor of the 'The Hindu' responding to the letter given below. (10 marks)
VII. 18. Analyse the advertisement given below.