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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
U.G.DEGREE EXAMINATION GENERAL ENGLISH
SECONDSEMESTER APRIL 2018
17/16UEL2GE01- LITERARY APPRECIATION
Date: 20-04-2018 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 01:00-04:00
SECTION A
I. Answer any FIVE of the following in about 150 200 words each: 5× 10 50 marks
Change the following lines into correct English:
"Remember me? I am Professor Sheth.
Once taught you geography. Now
I am retired though my health is good.
My wife died some years back."
Nissim Ezekiel, The Professor
Comment on the significance of the title The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde.
Why do you think the writer has named the story, Paper Money?
Why do you think the narrator, Stephen Leacock, is nervous at the bank?
Describe Debbie and her life.
Explain the line
"Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me,
Searching my reaches for what she is."
Sylvia Plath, Mirror
What is Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's vision for a New India?
SECTION B
II. Answer any TWO of the following in about 200 250 words each: 2 ×15 30 marks
Paraphrase Sujata Bhatt's poem, The One who Goes Away.
What are Ursula K.Le. Guin's tips for writing?
10) List out the different kinds of love you have experienced.
11) Explain the noble relationship that blossoms between Mrs. Flowers and Maya
Angelou.
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SECTION C
III. Answer any ONE of the following in about 250 300 words 1 ×20 20 marks
Imagine Steve Jobs is on a visit to India again. Write a dialogue between Steve Jobs and you (10 exchanges only!).

Narrate any humorous or embarrassing incident you have had in the college or elsewhere.

Supposing you become the President of India just for a day, what corrective steps would you like to take even on a single day?