EG-04
December Examination 2016
BA Pt. II Examination
Prose Fiction II
Paper EG-04
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 100
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections B and C.
Section A 10 × 2 20
Note: This section contains 10 very short answer questions. Attempt all questions. Each question carries 2 marks. Maximum word limit is thirty words.
Why had Fielding come to India? (Temple: A Passage of India)
How was Tom like the grasshopper in the fable?
What does materialism lead to as shown in the story 'The Rocking Horse Winner'?
What did the mother do to her son in Gorky's story? Why?
Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler in
Who made a marriage proposal to Helen in 'The Speckled
625
EG-04 900 3 (P.T.O.)
EG-04 900 3 (Contd.)
625
Which American writer is said to be the father of the short
story?
(viii) Name any two famous stories written by Lewis Carroll.
To whose house did the spirit carry scrooge first in
Christmas Carol'?
was a delightful visit perfect, in being much too short'.
What visit in the novel is being described here?
Section B 4 × 10 40
Note: Answer any four questions. Each question carries 10
marks. Word limit for each answer is 200 words.
Compare and contrast Miss Bates and Augusta Elton as two
compulsive talkers in
Discuss the essentials of the Christian Civilization and contrast
it with Hinduism with reference to 'Christian Civilization'.
Differentiate between the platonic and unplatonic varieties of
art snobbery.
Describe the incident at YMCA pool when William Douglas
was ten or eleven years old.
Why do people love machines according to
How do the narrator's thoughts run when he was dressing the
next morning in 'Third Thoughts'?
What is John Ruskin's opinion about the nineteenth century
political economists?
Trace the circumstances of the reunion of Aziz and Fielding in
Passage to India'.
EG-04 900 3
625
Section C 2 × 20 40
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: Answer any two questions. Each question carries 20
marks. The word limit for each answer is 500 words.
10) Write a critical summary of the story 'The Ant and the
Grasshopper'
11) What characteristics of Lawrence as a writer are revealed in
his story 'The Rocking Horse Winner'?
12) How did Scrooge's life undergo a sea change in his attitude
towards life in Christmas Carol'?
13) Write an essay on the literary style of Miss Austen with
reference to