M.A. (Semester II) (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
English (Paper VIII)
LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
Select the appropriate word
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rescued Count Almasy from the desert.
Bedouins
Kip's troops
Italians
Germans
The Ern Malley hoax is the most infamous event in the publication of
Andre Mallarme
Maxim Gorky
Dostoevsky
Angry Penguins
The novel The English Patient is set during the period of
The Korean War
World War II
Vietnam War
World War I
Angry Penguins as a magazine was first published in
Adelaide
Sydney
Perth
London
Love Song of the Son of Prufrock is an allusion to the poem of
W B Yeats
T S Eliot
Ern Malley
Hilda Dolittle
The author of 'And She Has Left Behind Her' is
Max Harris
Michael Ondaatje
James Ngugi
Shanti Nath Desai
wa Thiong'o is a playwright.
African
Kenyan
South African
Nigerian
were those poets who wanted Australian Poetry to have native feel.
Modernists
Ern Malley club
Angry Penguins
Jindyworobaks
The point of view of a snail is seen in
The Ocean
Kew Gardens
The Quilt
One Autumn Night
10) The Black Hermit was published in a small edition by in 1963.
Harper Collins
Oxford University Press
Cambridge University Press
Makerere University Press
11) I her between the temple pillars.
hollow
worship
hallow
praise
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12) was the father of the young girl.
Alexander Malkovitch
Fillip Alexyevitch
Julian Mastakovitch
Aurora Mastakovitch
13) The story Lihaaf was first published in language.
Hindi
Urdu
Arabic
Pashtuni
14) was a friend of Remi.
Omange
Ngugi
Thoni
Nyobi
Q.2
Write a short answer. (Any seven)
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Which are the main characters in The Amber Bracelet?
Why is the female protagonist in Joanita Male's story doing the night job?
Describe the theme of the poem 'Sonnet' by Max Harris?
What were the intentions of Julian Mastakovitch?
Why had the narrator's mother left her at Begum Jan's mansion?
What is the theme of the story 'Losing my Father'?
What kind of relationship is mentioned between Natasha and the young man in Gorky's story?
What is the central idea in the poem 'The Ocean'?
Q.3
Write short notes. (Any Two)
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1. Describe with examples how indigenous heritage and urban motifs are highlighted in Modern Australian Poetry.
2. History and politics are significant in African Theatre. Discuss with examples.
3. Write a note on style and modernism in Australian Poetry.
Answer the following on any two.
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1. Mention the significant aspects of African Theatre with suitable examples.
2. Modern Australian Poetry is a mix traditional and contemporary elements. Comment.
3. African Theatre is an embodiment of conventionalism and experimentalism. Elaborate.
Q.4
Analyze the central metaphor in the title 'The Black Hermit' and how it sets the tone for the African origins and issues highlighted in the play.
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OR
The novel The English Patient deals with 'National Identity in Nation-less Places' as the complex dilemma of modern life. Elucidate.
Q.5
Answer the following questions.
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'The English Patient and The Black Hermit, despite the difference in their genre and narrative, are a study of characters facing Displacement and Alienation.' Critically analyze both these works with regards to the mentioned statement