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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

O ENGLISH
0-n Term-End Examination
r-r)
O June, 2010

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal
marks.

Why did 'Prose' become a popular medium of 20

literary expression in the eighteenth century ?

What does Tom in Tom Jones symbolise ? Discuss 20

some of his relationships with other characters in
the novel to exemplify your answer.

Discuss Jane Austen's use of wit and irony in 20

Pride and Prejudice.

Discuss the Heathcliff-Catherine relationship in 20

Withering Heights. What is its significance in the
thematic context of the novel ?

5. Do you think the title of Dichens 20

Great Expectations is appropriate ? Give reasons
for your answer.

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 Do you agree with the view that Middlemarch is 20
not just Dorothea's story but it is about a 'web' of
interpersonal and societal relations ?

How does courad treat the issues of race and 20

empire in Heart of Darkness ? Discuss with suitable
illustrations.

Discuss A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as 20

a novel about the growth and maturing of the
artist.

Discuss how [Link] has represented India 20

in A passage to India, giving suitable illustrations ?

10. Comment on the autobiographical elements in the 20

novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

MEG-03 2
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

ENGLISH
0 Term-End Examination
June, 2011

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal

marks.

1. Discuss major themes in Tom Jones. 20

2. Discuss the themes of love and marriage in 20

Pride and Prejudice with special reference to the
characters of Elizabeth and Darcy.

3. Do you think Heathcliff is really a 'Gift of God' ? 20

Illustrate with examples from Wuthering Heights.

4. Discuss the Pip - Estella Relationship in 20

Great Expectations.

5. Discuss some of the role of money in the 20

relationship of Lydgate and Rosamund.

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6. Comment on the narrative Technique in Conrad's 20
Heart of Darkness.

7. Comment on the growth of Stephen in A Portrait 20

of the Artist As A young Man.

8. Do you think Mrs. Moore and Adela are 20

presented as marginalised characters ? Give a
reasoned answer based on a close reading of
A Passage to India.

9. Miss Brodie's concept of education is ostensibly 20

"a leading out of what is already there in the
pupil's soul". How is this concept translated in
the context of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ?

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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
June, 2012

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

1. Write a brief essay on Fiction as History. 20

2. How does the novel Tom Jones represent 20

marriage ?

3. Discuss Jane Austen's treatment of love in Pride 20

and Prejudice.

4. Comment on the narrative structure of Wuthering 20

Heights.

5. Would you call Great Expectations a realistic novel 20

or a fairy tale ? Illustrate.

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6. Attempt a character sketch of Dorothea in 20
Middlemarch.

7. Heart of Darkness depicts Africa as a place of 20

negations. Do you agree ? Give reasons for your
answer.

8. Discuss how Stephen relates to women in A 20

Portrait of the Artist As a young man.

9. A passage to India is a critique of human 20

experience. Discuss in the context of characters
in the novel.

10. Why is the defeat of Miss Jean Brodie considered 20

to be inevitable ? Elaborate.

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tr) MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

O ENGLISH
O Term-End Examination
December, 2012

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal
marks.

1. Comment on the significance of the Man of the 20

Hill episode in the novel Tom Jones.

2. Discuss the themes of education and 20

'accomplishments" in Pride and Prejudice.

3. Point out the importance of the issue of marriage 20

in the Victorian age with special reference to
Wuthering Heights.

4. Critically analyse the "improvement" plot in the 20

novel Great Expectations.

5. Would you agree with the description of Will 20

Ladislaw in Middlemarch as "The angel of
light" ? Justify your answer.

MEG-03 1 P.T.O.
6. What relationship do you find between empire 20
and race in the novel Heart of Darkness ?

7. In what ways does the point of view keep 20

varying in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man ? Illustrate with examples.

8. Analyse some of the important images in the novel 20

A Passage to India and comment on their
significance.

9. Show how psychological growth is an important 20

aspect of characterisation in the novel
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

MEG-03 2
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tr) MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

O ENGLISH
O Term-End Examination
O
June, 2013

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal

marks.

1. Discuss the relationship between Tom and Sophia 20

in the novel Tom Jones.

2. Comment on the use of wit and irony in the novel 20

Pride and Prejudice.

3. Discuss the narrative techniques employed in the 20

novel Wuthering Heights.

4. Consider Pip in Great Expectations as a 20

self - improving hero.

5. Examine the role of money in the novel 20

Middlemarch.

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6. Comment on the title of the novel Heart of 20
Darkness.

7. Discuss the main principles of aesthetics put 20

forward by Stephen in A Portrait of the Artist as a
Young Man.

8. How does Aziz contribute to the treatment of the 20

theme of race in A Passage to India ?

9. Do you agree with the view that Miss Brodie is a 20

symbol of non-conformity ? Justify your answer.

MEG-03 2
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN

ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2013

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions. All questions carry equal

marks.

1. Write a brief essay on the beginnings of the English 20

Novel.

2. The ultimate task of Fielding's Tom Jones is to 20

unite lovers without any critique on the social
order. Do you agree ?

3. Pride and Prejudice brings out Jane Austen's 20

belief in the important role of education in
forming a person's character. Discuss.

4. Discuss Catherine's reasons for marrying Edgall 20

in Wuthering Heights.

5. Comment on the Pip-Estella relationship in Great 20

Expectations.

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6. Give your assessment of Casaubon's character in 20
Middlemarch.

7. Comment on the depiction of women characters 20

in Heart of Darkness. What light does the
depiction throw on Marlow ?

8. Discuss the narrative technique of A Portrait of 20

the Artist as a Young Man.

9. Draw a pen portrait of Aziz and Godbole as 20

presented in A Passage to India.

10. Write a brief essay on the relationship between 20

Plot and Theme in The prime of Miss Jean
Brodie.

MEG-03 2
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No. of Printed Pages : 3 MEG-03

MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)

Term-End Examination
June, 2014

MEG-03 : British Novel

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : 1. Answer any five questions.

2. All question carry equal marks.

1. Write a critical note on the evolution of British 20

novel.

2. Fielding is not as sympathetic towards women as 20

he is towards men. Give a reasoned answer on the

basis of your reading of Tom Jones

3. Identify the chief features of love and marriage in 20

Pride and Prejudice.

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4. Examine the narrative technique employed in 20

Wuthering Heights.

5. Discuss the fairy tale elements in Great 20

Expectations.

6. Do you agree that characters like lydgate and 20

Rosamond are characters without real choices in

Middlemarch, Explain.

7. Maulow and Kurtz occupy two different ideological 20

positions in Heart of Darkness. Discuss.

8. What is stream of consciousness. Discuss a 20

Portrait of the Artist as a young that employs this

technique.

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9. What is the Significance of Symbols in 20

A Passage to India? Explain.

10. Bring out the differences between the major 20

characters in The prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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MEG-03 3
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2014
MEG -3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. Write a note on female representation in the

novel Tom Jones. 20

2. Examine Jane Austen's treatment of love and

marriage in Pride and Prejudice. 20

3. Does the novel Wuthering Heights present

Heathcliff as a realistic character or is he only
symbolic ? Give reasons. 20

4. To what extent can Great Expectations be

considered a fairy tale ? Give illustrations from
the text. 20

5. Analyse the significance of the

Casaubon-Dorothea relationship in the novel
Middlemarch. 20
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6. How does the structure of the novel Heart of
Darkness contribute to our understanding of the
text ? 20

7. Discuss the symbols used in the novel A Portrait

of the Artist as a Young Man. 20

8. How does Forster use the character of Fielding as

an instrument to explore the limitations of the
philosophy of liberal humanism ? 20

9. Comment on the narrative technique employed

by Spark in her novel The Prime of Miss Jean
Brodie. 20

MEG-3 2 17,000
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
June, 2015
0 9570
MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. In Tom Jones, does Fielding see marriage as a

socio-economic alliance ? Elucidate. 20

. Bring out the significance of "pride" in Austen's

Pride and Prejudice. 20

3. Do you think Nelly is a reliable narrator in

Wuthering Heights ? Support your answer with
evidence from the text. 20

4. Analyse the thematic significance of the

Pip -- Estella relationship in Great Expectations. 20
5. How do conflicting attitudes to money determine
the relationship between Lydgate and Rosamund
in Middlemarch ? 20
MEG-3 1 P.T.O.
6. Comment on the appropriateness of the title of
the novel Heart,of Darkness. 20

7. Analyse the structure of the novel A Portrait of

the Artist as a Young Man. 20

8. Critically examine the symbols used in the novel

A Passage to India. 20

9. Discuss the autobiographical element in the

novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. 20

MEG-3 2 16,000
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME.
IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2015
I_ 2611
MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. How does Henry Fielding realistically mirror the

18th century society in Tom Jones ? 20

2. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice successfully

presents a world of domestic and social comedy.
Comment. 20

3. Discuss Wuthering Heights as a novel of passion

and revenge. 20

4. Justify the title, "Great Expectations". 20

5. Discuss how George Eliot constructs a web-like

overlapping between the domestic front and the
public sphere. 20
MEG-3 1 P.T.O.
6. Show how Marlowe's The Heart of Darkness is a
journey into the inner recesses of the human
heart of darkness. 20

7. Discuss the narrative technique in James Joyce's

prescribed novel. 20

8. A Passage to India is a complex and layered

interface between the rulers and the ruled.
Discuss. 20

9. Discuss the various elements of Modernism in

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. 20

MEG-3 2 19,000
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
1-1"--z_ 776
MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. Discuss how Tom Jones is a novel about "the

division of life in segments". 20

2. Comment on the comic characters in Pride and

Prejudice. 20

3. In what ways is Wuthering Heights a

psychological novel ? 20

4. Comment on the portrayal of women in

Midcllemarch. 20

5. In what way is Great Expectations a

laildungsroman' ? 20

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6. Analyse Heart of Darkness as a novel of the
colonial encounter. 20

7. How is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man a

modernist novel in terms of style and content ? 20

8. Discuss A Passage to India as a novel focusing on

the East-West interface. 20

9. Muriel Spark "deals with the psychological

development of characters." Discuss with
reference to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. 20

MEG-3 2 21,000
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
14244
MEG 3 : BRITISH NOVEL
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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. Examine the importance of the narrator in

Tom Jones. 20

2. Discuss the socio-economic position of women as

brought out in Pride and Prejudice. 20

. Discuss Heathcliff as a Byronic hero. 20

4. Discuss Great Expectations as a 'growing up'

novel. 20

5. Discuss the main themes present in

Middlernarch. 20

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6. The issues of race and gender are central to the
Heart of Darkness. Justify. 20

7. Elaborate upon the various styles used by Joyce

in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. 20

8. Comment upon Forster's representation of three

major religions in the novel A Passage to India. 20

9. Comment upon the narrative technique in

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. 20

MEG-3 2 24,000
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2017
1E 541
MEG 3 : BRITISH NOVEL
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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. "Tom Jones• is the story of a man's journey from

innocence through experience to wisdom." Which
events from the text best illustrate this ? 20

2. Identify the chief features of Jane Austen's

treatment of love and marriage in Pride and
Prejudice. 20

3. Heathcliff and Hareton have been portrayed as

characters with similar experiences but different
responses. Discuss. 20

MEG-3 1 P.T.O.
4. "One of the achievements of Great Expectations is
to resist the demarcation of respectability from
criminal wealth." Do you agree ? Give a reasoned
answer. 20

5. Bring out the reasons for Dorothea's attraction

for Casaubon. What is your opinion of Dorothea ? 20

6. What is the role of 'The Intended' in Heart of

Darkness ? 20

7. Comment on the structure of A Portrait Of The

Artist As A Young Man. 20

8. Analyse the role of race in shaping the behaviour

of Aziz, Godbole and Fielding, in A Passage to
India. 20

9. The major characters in The Prime of Miss Jean

Brodie reflect different aspects of moral and
psychological growth. Illustrate with examples
from the text. 20

MEG-3 2 21,000
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
June, 2018

MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Maximum Marks : 100

Time : 3 hours
questions. All questions carry
Note : Attempt any five
equal marks.

1. What attitudes towards marriage does Fielding

20
illustrate in Tom Jones ?

2. Pride and Prejudice reflects class and gender.

20
Discuss.

3. Discuss the narrative technique in Wuthering

20
Heights.

Write an essay on Great Expectations as a

4.
20
bildungsroman.

1 P.T.O.
ME G4
 5. Write briefly on the social and gender concerns in
Middlemarch.
20

6. Comment on Marlow's shifting opinions in Heart

of Darkness.
20

7. What do you understand by the term 'stream of

consciousness' ? Illustrate the ways this has
been reflected in A Portrait of The Artist As A
Young Man.
20

8. Examine Forster's portrayal of women, with

specific reference to Mrs. Moore and Adela in
A Passage to India.
20

9. Trace the development of Realism and its

expression in the British novel of the 1960s with
specific reference to The Prime of Miss Jean
Brodie.
20

MEG-3 2 26,000
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME
IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2018

MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. What do you understand by the phrase 'Fiction

as History' ? 20

2. Discuss the narrative techniques used in Pride

and Prejudice. 20

3. The location and setting of Wuthering Heights is

a character in itself. Do you agree ? Give reasons. 20

4. Identify the 'fairy tale' elements in Great

Expectations and discuss how they impact the
narrative. 20

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5. How does George Eliot depict society in
transition in Middlemarch ? 20

6. Comment on Conrad's depiction of women in

Heart of Darkness. 20

7. In what way does A Portrait of the Artist as a

Young Man link the growing up and the early
years of an artist ? 20

8. Comment upon Foster's representation of India

in A Passage to India. 20

9. Write a note on characterisation in The Prime of

Miss Jean Brodie. 20

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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
June, 2019
'2:2.95S

MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : [Link] any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks. •

1. Discuss the feminist concerns in Tom Jones. 20

Would it be correct to say that social issues

occupy a prominent space in Pride and
Prejudice ? Discuss. 20

3. Comment on Catherine as a subversive heroine

in Wuthering Heights. 20

4. Analyse the juxtaposition of crime and

respectability in Great Expectations. 20

MEG-3 1 P.T.O.
5. What do you understand by 'authorial control' ?
How is this evident in Middlemarch ? 20

6. Discuss the omniscient point of view in Heart of

Darkness. 20

7. Discuss the stream-of-consciousness technique

with reference to A Portrait of the Artist as a
Young Man. 20

8. Write a note on the dominant motifs in A Passage

to India. 20

9. What are the elements of autobiography in The

Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ? Illustrate. 20

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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
24"---7-Ec74 -1
December, 2019

MEG 3 : BRITISH NOVEL

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. Discuss Fielding's narrative strategies in Tom

Jones. 20

2. How does Jane Austen explore the theme of love

and marriage in Pride and Prejudice ? 20

3. In what way does Great Expectations exemplify

the upward mobility of Mid-Victorian society ? 20

4. Discuss the abundant use of the Christian

symbols of evil with regard to Heathcliff in
Wuthering Heights. How does it reflect Bronte's
views on religion ? 20
5. Bring out the major themes in Middlemarch. 20

6. Discuss the theme of race in Heart of Darkness. 20

7. Illustrate Joyce's use of symbolism and repetition

in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. 20

8. How does A Passage to India delineate a

romantic landscape ? 20

9. In what respect can The Prime of Miss Jean

Brodie be called an autobiographical novel ? 20
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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN
ENGLISH (MEG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2020
MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Answer any five questions. AU questions

carry equal marks.

1. Discuss the representation of female characters

in Tom Jones. 20

2. Attempt a feminist reading of Pride and

Prejudice. 20

3. How does the narrative technique of Wuthering

Heights affect the impact of the novel ?
Illustrate. 20

4. Can Great Expectations be seen as a

bildungsroman ? Elaborate. 20

P. T. O.
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5. How does the community operate as a moral

voice in Middlemarch ? 20

6. Bring out the symbolic significance of the title

of the novel Heart of Darkness. 20

7. Discuss the point of view in A Portrait of the

Artist as a Young Man. 20

8. Attempt a character sketch of any figure in A

Passage to India whom you found particularly
compelling. Explain your reasons for the
choice. 20

9. What are the elements of autobiography that

one can find in The Prime of Miss Jean
Brodie ? 20

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
February, 2021

MEG-3 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. Discuss the role of comic characters in Tom Jones

with suitable examples. 20

2. How do the various characters justify the title of

the novel, Pride and Prejudice ? Illustrate. 20

3. Comment on the setting of Wuthering Heights.

Give a reasoned answer. 20

4. Trace the elements of a fairy tale used and

re-invented in Great Expectations. 20

5. What do you think are the main themes of

Middlemarch ? Discuss with reference to the
characters in the novel. 20
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6. How does the structure of Heart of Darkness
contribute to the meaning ? Illustrate. 20

7. Comment on the point of view in Portrait of the

Artist as a Young Man. What purpose does it
serve ? 20

8. Discuss the character of Aziz from a racial point

of view in A Passage to India. 20

9. Elaborate on the issue of morality as raised by

the author in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. 20

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4. Comment on Pip’s quest for self improvement

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in Great Expectations. 20

5. Explain with examples the role of community

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ENGLISH (MEG) 6. Examine Maslow’s point of view in Heart of

Darkness and comment upon its
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appropriateness. 20
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7. What role do symbols play in A Portrait of the
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Artist as a Young Man ? Give suitable
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100 examples. 20

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions 8. What are the visual images employed by Foster
in A Passage to India ? What purpose do they
carry equal marks.
serve ? 20

1. Examine the role of the narrator in Tom 9. Discuss the narrative techniques in The Point
Jones. 20 of Miss Jean Brodie. 20

2. Who is your favourite character in Pride and

Prejudice and why ? 20

3. Discuss the prison motif in Wuthering Heights

with reference to the various characters in the
novel. 20 MEG–3

P. T. O.
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2. Discuss the title of the novel Pride and

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Prejudice with illustrations from the text to

support your answer. 20

MASTER’S DEGREE 3. Comment on Nellie as a narrator in Wuthering

PROGRAMME IN Heights. 20

ENGLISH (MEG) 4. “Great Expectations is an example of the

upwardly mobile aspirations of Victorian

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society.” Discuss. 20
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5. What are the main themes in Middlemarch ?
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20

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100 6. Do you think that Africa is a place of negativity

in Heart of Darkness ? Give reasons for your

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions
answer. 20
carry equal marks.
7. What are the principles of aesthetics postulated
1. Elaborate upon the theme of marriage in Tom
by Stephen in A Portrait of the Artist as a
Jones. 20
Young Man ? 20

P. T. O.
 [3]

8. Discuss Foster’s representation of three major

religions in A Passage to India. 20

9. Comment on Miss Brodie as a symbol of non-

conformity. 20

MEG–03
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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
June, 2022

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. In what way is eighteenth century society

reflected in Tom Jones ? Do you think it is a
realistic reflection ? 20

2. Discuss the themes of love and marriage in Pride

and Prejudice with special reference to Elizabeth
and Darcy. 20

3. Heathcliff has often been described as a Byronic

hero. How far do you think this is accurate ?
Illustrate your answer. 20

MEG-03 1 P.T.O.
4. Discuss the appropriateness of the title Great
Expectations with suitable examples from the
text. 20

5. Discuss the portrayal of women in Middlemarch. 20

6. Comment on the narrative technique in Heart of

Darkness. 20

7. Examine the structure of A Portrait of the Artist

as a Young Man. 20

8. Comment upon the view that A Passage to India

is a complex and layered interface between the
ruler and the ruled. 20

9. Would you agree that The Prime of Miss Jean

Brodie is a novel on psychological growth ? Give
reasons for your answer. 20

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2022

MEG-03 : BRITISH NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry

equal marks.

1. Fielding’s Tom Jones depicts marriage as a

socially arranged institution tilted in favour of
men. 20

2. Discuss the distinguishing features of any four

male characters in Pride and Prejudice. 20

3. Write a character sketch of Catherine in

Wuthering Heights, bringing out her inclination
to support the ‘underdog’. 20

4. Discuss Great Expectations in the light of what

you understand as a Bildungsroman. 20

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5. Discuss the way in which the roles of Dorothea
and Lydgate change, as the novel Middlemarch,
develops. 20

6. Discuss the point of view of the protagonist in

Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and the light it
throws on the title. 20

7. Discuss the importance of the Christmas Dinner

in Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man, and its impact on Stephen. 20

8. Identify the essential features of fiction written

by women during the post-war years. 20

9. A Passage to India suggests that the East and

the West are irreconcilable polarities. Discuss. 20

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