M.A. (Semester III) (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
English (Paper
AMERICAN LITERATURE
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
Rewrite the following statements by choosing the correct answers from the options given below:
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The sub-title of Emerson‟s essay "The American Scholar" is
The American Adam
Man thinking An ovation
The American Hero
American Philosopher
Who was the owner of nigger Jim?
Ms Watson
Ms Douglas
Pap
Ms Sally
What is the name of Hester Pyrae‟s daughter?
Anna
Jane
Pearl
Daizy
Name the river by which Huck sailed
Nile
Mississippi
Indian
Volga
When did Emerson deliver his speech on The American Scholar?
30 August, 1839
14 August 1838
17 August, 1830
31 August, 1837
Who wanted to civilize Huck?
Mr. Douglas
Mrs. Sally
Mr. Watson
Jane
Who became the medical advisor to Dimmesdale?
Dr. Pyrne
Roger Chillingworth
Winthrop
Hibbins
Thoreau believed "that government is best which governs
most
least
strictly
stubbornly
The concept of American Dream refers to the
Self image
Historical image
Political image
World image
10) Who is the narrator of Mark Twain‟s „Huckleberry
Tom Sawyer
Jim
King
Huck
11) What response does the narrator get from the Raven?
No more
Never more
Not much
None of the above
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12) Who was the exponent of Transcendentalism?
Thoreau
Henry Adams
Emerson
Whitman
13) What is the name of Hester Pryne‟s Secret lover?
Mr. Bellingham
Roger Chillingworth
Arthur Dimmesdale
Winthrop
14) Where does the Raven sit?
Placid bust
Pillar
Window
Shoulder
Q.2
Answer the following questions. (Any seven)
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Write a note of supernatural element in „The Raven‟.
What kind of liquor the poetess wanted to drink in the poem „I taste a Liquor never
What types of conflicts are mentioned by Poe in the poem „The
What is the opinion about death in the poem „Because I could not stop for
What is central theme of the Poem „Passage to
What is the theme of the poem "I taste a Liquor Never
Comment on Whitmans world view in "Passage to India".
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem „Because I could not stop for
Q.3

Write short notes. (Any two)
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Concept of Transcendentalism
Concept of Adamic Myth
Concept of American Dream

Answer any two of the following.
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What is the difference between Biblical Adam and the American Adam?
The reflection of the Frontier life in the American novel
(e.g. Huckleberry Finn)
Write briefly the impact of Puritanism on the 19th Century American Literature.
Q.4
Discuss „The Scarlet Letter‟ as a tragedy‟.
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OR
Describe the adventures of Huck and Jim in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn.
Q.5
What is the theme of Emerson‟s essay "The American Scholar"?
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