Name of the University : Uttarakhand Open University
Degree : B.A
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : BEGE108 Reading the Novel
Year : III
Document Type : Old Question Papers
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Reading the Novel :
Third Year Examination 2012
Time : 3 Hours
Max. Marks: 60
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The Question Paper is divided into three Sections, A, B and C. Follow the instructions given at the beginning of each section.
Section A
(Long-Answer Questions)
Note : Answer any two questions. Each question carries 15 marks. 2×15 = 30
1. What are the different methods of characterisation known to a novelist? Point out the main difference between the two important ones.
2. Discuss Dickens’s treatment of “home” in A Tale of Two Cities.
3. Things Fall Apart is both specific and universal in character. How?
4. Which of the three novels in this paper – The Awakening, A Tale of Two Cities, and Things Fall Apart – did you like the most? Why?
Section B
(Short-Answer Questions)
Note : Answer any four questions. Each question carries 5 marks. 4×5 = 20
1. What is the main difference between an idea and a theme-
2. Write a short note on the use of symbolism in The Awakening.
3. What are the two “worlds” represented in A Tale of Two Cities.
4. Write a short note on Dickens’s humanism.
5. Why was Okonkwo ashamed of his father Unoka-
6. Why does Achebe call himself an ‘ancient worshipper’-
7. What does the term ‘diaspora’ mean-
8. what is the theme in The Awakening-
Section C
Objective Questions (Compulsory)
Answer all questions. Each question carries 01 mark.
Write True/False against the following :
1. The Awakening is the story of a twenty eight year old Creole woman living in New York.
2. A Tale of Two Cities begins with Jarvis Lorry embarking on a strange mission.
3. The depiction of poverty in A Tale of Two Cities is not realistic.
4. Things Fall Apart is the third novel written by Chinua Achebe.
5. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was the first Indian novelist to write in English.
Choose the correct alternative :
6. Creoles descended from
a. The French
b. The British
c. The Native American
d. None of the above
7. The two narrative lines adopted in A Tale of Two Cities are
a. The personal and the psychological
b. The personal and the political
c. The political and the psychoanalytical
d. None of the above
8. Which one of the following is not a major ethnic group in Nigeria?
a. The Bordo
b. The Hausa
c. The Fulani
d. The Yoruba
9. Which one of the following is not a book written by Achebe?
a. Things Fall Apart
b. No Longer at Ease
c. On the River Nile
d. Arrow of God
10. Which one of the following was the first Indian novel written in English?
a. The Home and the World
b. Rajmohan’s Wife
c. The Slave Girl of Agra
d. Bianca
Third Year Examination-2015 :
BEGE-108 Reading the Novel :
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks : 60
Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks divided into three (03) sections A, B, and C. Attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.
Section – A : (Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer any two (02) questions only. (2×15=30)
1. Trace the biographical underpinnings in The Awakening.
2. Comment on Dickens’ portrayal of the French Revolution in A Tale of Two Cities.
3. Write a brief essay on the language and style of Things Fall Apart. Give suitable examples.
4. What role does the narrative mode play in the making up of the total effect of a novel? Explain with examples.
Section – B : (Short Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘B’ contains eight (08) short-answer-type questions of five (05) marks each. Learners are required to answer any four (04) questions only. (4×5=20)
1. Write a short note on the rise of the novel in England.
2. Bring out the significance of the title of the novel Things Fall Apart.