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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
Third Semester B.A. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Core Course: English III
AUEN341: Reading Fiction
for 2014 Admissions Improvement Only
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions each in a word or in a sentence.
1. What is an epistolary novel
2. Define Bildungsroman.
3. What was the full name of the red haired man sitting in Holmes‟s office when Watson entered
4. What was the surprise present Kass planned to give her father on his birthday
5. How old was Kalu when his father died
6. Who is the narrator of the story, "Lawley Road"
7. What is the basic principle of Pangloss‟ philosophy
8. Why did the baron expel Candide from his castle
9. Which animal suggested the idea of the windmill for the first time
10. What was the real name of George Orwell
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. What do you understand by the term, plot in the study of fiction
12. What is dystopian fiction Cite two examples.
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13. Explain the term, point of view in connection with fiction.
14. What is metafiction
15. What is the real name of Vincent Spaulding What makes him assume this name and work in the pawnbroker‟s shop
16. Why did Pitcher allow his face to show interest and surprise when his boss entered the office in the company of his secretary
17. How did the little girl in Mansfield‟s story realize that there were different types of fathers
18. R. K. Narayan doesn‟t use first names or surnames in the story, "Lawley Road." What could be the reason
19. What happened to Candide after he was flogged in Lisbon
20. What kind of place was El Dorado at the time of Candide‟s arrival
21. How did Napoleon use the puppies he took away from their mothers in order to educate them
22. What are the most striking features of Boxer as a character
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 100 words.
23. Write a note on the stream of consciousness technique used in fiction.
24. What are the characteristic features of detective fiction
25. What are Holmes‟ deductions about his client‟s past How did he arrive at them What were the client‟s responses like
26. What was it that Maxwell was trying to tell Miss Leslie in a hurry What was her response
27. What prompted Kass to change her notion about her father
28. What is your impression of the bania in the story, "The Family Man"
29. How would you describe the character of the Chairman of the Municipal Council in "Lawley Road"
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30. Comment on the function of Pangloss in Candide.
31. What is the significance of the closing words of Candide, "but let us cultivate our garden"
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, each in about 300 words.
32. Consider the role of plot in a detective story, with special reference to "The Red Headed League."
33. "R. K. Narayan‟s story „Lawley is a satire on Indian local politics after Independence." Discuss.
34. Attempt a critical reading of Voltaire‟s Candide.
35. Consider Orwell‟s Animal Farm as a political satire.
15 30 Marks)