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ENGUSH.
Term-End Examination

. June,2OOE

MEG-fi : AMERTCANNOVEL
TIme: Shours MoximumMarks:7ol
.

. Note r Answer any fioe questions.All questionscarr,

equol marks.

l. The Last of the Mohiconstraverses,,a neutralterritory,

somewherebetweenthe real and the fairyland.'rDscuss. ZO

2. CriticallyexamineSistdrCoftie as a nowl of ideas.. Z0

3, Examine the terrns "The Jazz Age" and ,,The Lost

Generation".with rcIeyenczto The Great C,atsby. Z0

4- Commenton the narratiw techniquein Light h August. 20

5, Write shorlnbteson : ZxiO:zO

(a) Tropic of Copricorn
(b) The Colossusol Moroussl'

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Terrn-End Enamination
/ Decernber, 2OO8

MEG-I1 : AMERICANNOVEL

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Nofe : Answer any fiue questions. All questions

carry equal marks.

l. Trace a few important developmentsin the history of

Black women's fiction in America.

2. Attempt a {eminist reading of Alice Walker's The

Color Purple.

3. Critically examine the contribution of Saul Bellow and

Norman Mailer to the evolution of the Post-second
World War American novel. 20

4. Analyse briefly the romantic aspect of the novel The

Last of the Mohicans. 20

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5 . How is Dreiserrssocial attitude reflectedin his novel
Sisfer Carrie ? Elaborate.

Comment on the narrative technique used by

Fitzgeraldin The Great GatsbV.

7 . Bring out the significanceof the peculiar' use of

languagein The Cqtcher in the Rye.

8. Discusshow the narrator Todd Andrews lends design

and structureto John Barth's The Floating Opera. 20

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[n)
O |une, 2009

MEG-11.: AMERICAN NOVEL

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks : 1,04

Note : Answer any fiae questions. All questionscarry equal

marks.

1. Discuss the themes pursued in Native American 20

literature.

2. Comment on Celie - Nettie relationship asrevealed 20

inletters 1-25.

3. Examinehow Todd the protagonistand Todd the 20

narrator give a dual structure to ]ohn BattH s The
Floating Opera.

4. Analyse Abel's identity conflict as the underlying 20

theme of Scott Momadav's novel A HouseMadeof
Dawn.

5. Discuss two important characteristicsof the 19th 20

century American Novel.

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6. Study the plot structure of Cooper's The Last of 20
the Mohicans.

7. Bring out the salient features of American 20

naturalism with particular reference to Sister
Carrie.

8. What is the major issue around which The Great 20

Gatsbyrevolves ? Give textual details to support
your answer.

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00 December, 2009
00
0 MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL
Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Question no. 1 is compulsory.

Attempt any four other questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

Discuss Naturalism as an important feature of the 20

Nineteenth Century American Novel.

Discuss the various roles played by nature in 20

The Last of the Mohicans.

Discuss Sister Carrie as a City Novel. 20

"The Great Gatsby is a critique of the Great 20

American Dream". Do you agree ?

5. Discuss the dazzling use of language and the 20

exhilarating build up of detail in Henry Miller's
Black Spring.

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 Bring out the significance of the title of the novel 20
The Catcher in the Rye in terms of its protagonist's
aspirations.

The Floating Opera highlights the questions of 20

Social Reality versus the Individual Reality.
Comment.

A House Made of Dawn deals with the questions 20

of Native Identity. Discuss.

Comment on the significance of the Quilt 20

Metaphor in Alice Walker's The Color Purple.

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June, 2010
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MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Attempt any five questions.

(ii) All questions carry equal marks.

Bring out the main features of the American 20

Renaissance.

Highlight the stylistic and thematic principles 20

found in Miller's Black Spring.

The Last of the Mohicans is a novel about race 20

and the difficulties of overcoming racial divides.
Comment.

The Catcher in the Rye is a bildungs roman. 20

Discuss.

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 Comment on the art of characterization in 20
The Great Gatsby.

The Floating Opera describes John Barth's notion 20

of human existence as arbitrary. Discuss.

Comment on the note of austere materialism in 20

Theodore Dreiser's Sister carrie.

Discuss the title of the novel The Color Purple. 20

9. Discuss A House Made of Dawn as a 20

breakthrough of Native American Literature into
the Mainstream American Writing.

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TN- Term-End Examination
June, 2011

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Notes : (i) Answer any five questions.
(ii) All questions carry equal marks.

1. The main theme in The Last of the Mohicans is 20

friendship and understanding between Uncas
and Chingachgook. Do you agree ? Give reasons
for your answer.

2. Write short notes on : 10x2=20

(a) Preparatory School System.
(b) American fiction in the 1920s.

3. Discuss the character of Carrie as one of the first 20

modern women in American fiction.

4. Discuss the title of The Color Purple in relation to 20

its theme.

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5. Write an essay on the influence of orientalism on 20
Henry Miller with particular reference to Black
Spring.

6. In spite of The Great Gatsby being set in the realistic 20

mode there are elements of non- realism in its
narration comment.

7. Discuss The Floating Opera as a modern novel. 20

8. Discuss the narrative technique of The Catcher in 20

Rye.

9. Discuss the impact of Freud and psychoanalysis 20

an William Faulkner and Alice Walker.

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O Term-End Examination
December, 2011

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Notes : Attempt one question from Section - A and four

questions from Section-B. Attmept five questions in all.
All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
(COMPULSORY)
Attempt one question from this section. 20x1=20
1. Write a critical note on the American mind of the
nineteenth century.
OR
Trace the development and treatment of Romance
in the American narrative form in the nineteenth
century.

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 SECTION - B
Attempt any four questions : 20x4=80
2. What are the themes dealt with in The Last of the
Mohicans ? Explain.

3. Comment on the nature of social conflict in

America with particular reference to Sister Carrie.

4. Examine the distinction between 'romance' and

the 'novel' in The Great Gatsby.

5. Attempt a critique of the plot - structure of Light

in August.

6. What are the characteristic features of the

Transcendentalist movement in America ?
Explain.

7. Consider The Catcher in the Rye as a tragedy.

8. Discuss The Floating Opera as an episodic and

reflective novel.

9. Is the title House Made of Dawn appropriate to the

novel ? Discuss.

10. Attempt a study of the men characters in

The Colour Purple and analyse their importance.

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00 Term-End Examination
O June, 2012

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt one question from Section - A and any four

questions from Section-B. Attmept five questions in all.
All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
(COMPULSORY)
Attempt one question from this section : 20x1=20
1. Discuss the main characterstics of the nineteenth
century American novel.

2. Identify the difference between the English novel

and the American novel from the point of view
of the form.

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 SECTION - B
Attempt any four questions : 20x4=80
3. How does landscape evoke the feelings of piety
in Cooper's "Leather stocking tales" ? Explain.

4. Identify some of the recurring images in

Sister Carrie and comment on their function in
the novel.

5. What is the main theme of The Great Gatsby ?

Relate this to the idea of 'class consciousness'.

6. Attempt a critical analysis of Light in August.

7. Write a brief essay on the plot and narrative

technique of Black Spring.

8. Discuss the theme of pastorality in The Catcher in

the Rye.

9. Define nihilistic comedy and describe how it

differs from tragedy.

10. Trace the origins of native American fiction.

11. Discuss the significance of the epistolary form of

The Colour Purple.

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C Term-End Examination
December, 2012

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer any five questions.

(ii) All questions carry equal marks

1. Do you consider Natto Bumpo The Last of the 20

Mohicans a supremely idealised and romanticised
human self ? Discuss.

2. Discuss Sister Carrie as a novel of ideas ? 20

3. Do you agree that The Great Gatsby is both a 20

'Romance' and a 'Novel'? Give a reasoned answer.

4. In Light in August Faulkner's "Central concern 20

is with the relation between a man's social role
and private being". Discuss.

5. Comment on the surrealistic style of Henry Miller 20

in Black spring.

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6. The catcher in the Rye "mocks hypocrisy, egoism 20
and compromise".. Elaborate.

7. Discuss The Floating Opera as a nihilistic 20

comedy.

8. Critically comment on the significance of the 20

title, A House Made of Dawn.

9. Discuss the theme of motherhood in The colour 20

Purple.

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O Term-End Examination
June, 2013

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer any five questions.

(ii) All questions carry equal marks.

1. Cooper's moral vision in The Last of the Mohicans 20

is essentially Christian. Discuss.

2. Comment on the imagery in Sister Carrie. 20

3. Discuss The Great Gatsby as a novel of social 20

criticism.

4. Comment on the narrative strategies in Light in 20

August.

5. Why does Miller characterise the world as 20

'schizophrenic' ? Elaborate with reference to
Black Spring.

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6. Give a critical estimate of the character of Holden 20
Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye.

7. How does The Floating Opera portray the 20

predicament of human life in Mid - Twentieth
Century America ? Discuss.

8. How does A House Made of Dawn portray the crisis 20

of identity for the American Indians ? Discuss.

9. Do you agree that The Colour Purple is a 20

"womanist "rather than a "feminist" text ?
Elucidate.

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Term-End Examination
.°D
December, 2013

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt one question from Section-A and four questions

from Section-B. Attempt five question in all. All
questions carry equal marks.

SECTION - A
1. What are the major changes that happened in
American society during the 19th century ? 20x1=20
OR
Discuss the various aspects of Black Feminism.

SECTION - B
1. Comment on the importance of music in The
Colour Purple. 20x4=80

2. Comment on the cyclical structure of A House

Made of Dawn.

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3. Write a long note on the language in The Catcher
in The Rye.

4. Analyse Miller's Paris days and their contribution

to his development as a writer.

5. 'Lena Grove's story enfolds the entire action of

the novel, Light in August .' Discuss.

6. Explore the concept of 'The American Dream' in

The Great Gatsby.

7. Discuss the impact of Freud and psychoanalysis

as William Faulkner and Alice Walker.

8. Write a critical note on the experimental novel.

Does The Floating Opera qualify as an
experimental novel ?

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Term-End Examination
June, 2014

MEG -11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt one question from Section-A and four question

from Section-B. Attempt five question in all. All question carry
equal marks.

Section - A
1. Examine the socio-political factors that contributed 20x1=20
towards the emergence of Naturalism as a literary
movement.
OR
Discuss the background and qualities of
Romanticism in America.

Section - B
2. Trace the circumstances leading to the murder of 20x4=80
Joanne Burden.

3. Discuss the relationship of the plot and the crucial

scenes in the structure of The Great Gatsby.

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4. Highlight the critical approaches to The last of
The Mohicans.

5. Discuss The Color Purple as a text dealing with

women's issues in the African - American society.

6. Analyse the character of Holden Caulfield as a

rebel victim in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the
Rye.

7. Analyse the significance of dreams and visions in

American Indian culture with special reference to
Scott Mamaday's A House Made of Dawn.

8. Discuss the character of Carrie as one of the first

modern women in American Fiction.

9. Examine the use of irony in The Floating Opera.

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Term-End Examination

December, 2014

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A and any

four questions from Section B. Attempt five
questions in all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

Attempt any one question from the following :

1. Novelists of the nineteenth century America may

be considered as "Social visionaries". Discuss
with reference to the novels in your syllabus. 20

2. Write a critical note on Naturalism in American

Fiction. 20

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 SECTION B

Attempt any four questions from the following :

3. Critically comment on the romantic quality of

The Last of the Mohicans. 20

4. Discuss Sister Carrie as a novel of ideas. 20

5. Explore the concept of The American Dream' in

The Great Gatsby. 20

6. Attempt a character sketch of Joe Christmas in

Light in August. 20

7. Write a critical note on Holden Caulfield in

The Catcher in the Rye. 20

8. Discuss how The Floating Opera negates both

existential euphoria and cynicism. 20

9. Discuss House Made of Dawn as a

`bildungsroman'. 20

10. Discuss The Color Purple as a woman-centred

text. 20

11. The theme of Black Spring is 'universal death'.

Do you agree ? Discuss. 20

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Term-End Examination

June, 2015 05600

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A and any

four questions from Section B. Attempt five
questions in all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. The American Novel of the 19th century reflects

the ideal of individual liberty. Discuss with
reference to two novels in your syllabus. 20

2. What are the salient features of the post-Second

World War American Novel ? Explain. 20

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 SECTION B

3. Discuss Cooper's moral vision with reference to

The Last of the Mohicans. 20

. Evaluate Sister Carrie as a novel about life in the

Modern American city. 20

5. Bring out the distinction between 'romance' and

`novel' with reference to The Great Gatsby. 20

6. Do you find any religious meaning in Light in

August ? Discuss. 20

7. Discuss Holden Caulfield as a narrator in The

Catcher in the Rye. 20

8. How does House Made of Dawn present a native's

view of the land ? 20

9. Discuss the notion of motherhood and mothering

in The Color Purple. 20

10. Discuss John Barth's philosophy of life as

presented in The Floating Opera. 20

11. Is Apocalypse the dominant theme of Black

Spring ? Discuss critically. 20

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IN ENGLISH

Term-End Examination

December, 2015

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt one question from Section A and any four

questions from Section B. Attempt five questions in
all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Show how American Literature in the 19th

century evolves the idea of nationhood. 20

OR

Trace the important phases in the history of

Black American fiction. 20

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 SECTION B

2. Discuss the significance of the portrayal of

Natty Bumppo in The Last of the Mohicans. 20

3. Discuss Sister Carrie as a city novel. 20

4. Consider the novel The Great Gatsby as a

critique of the American social structure. 20

5. Write a critical note of the plot structure of

Light in August. 20

6. The Catcher in the Rye portrays the Preparatory

School System negatively. Discuss. 20

7. Consider Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn

as a bildungsroman. 20

8. Comment on the significance of the epistolary

form of the novel The Color Purple. 20

9. What characteristics of the post-modern novel do

you notice in John Barth's The Floating Opera ?
Explain. 20

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Term-End Examination

n4476 June, 2016

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt one question from Section A and any four

questions from Section B. Attempt five questions in
all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Discuss the distinctive features of the American

novel. 20

OR

What do you understand by the term 'American

Renaissance' ? Outline its major achievements. 20

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 SECTION B

2. Comment on the aspect of characterization in

The Last of the Mohicans. 20

3. Bring out the salient features of American

naturalism with reference to Sister Carrie. 20

4. Explore the concept of The American Dream' in

The Great Gatsby. 20

5. Discuss the narrative strategies that William

Faulkner employs in Light in August. 20

6. Comment on the theme of pastorality in

J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. 20

7. Search for identity is the central theme of Scott

Momaday's novel House Made of Dawn. Discuss. 20

8. Comment on the notion of mothering in

The Color Purple. 20

9. Comment on nihilism in John Barth's

The Floating Opera. 20

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Term-End Examination

December, 2016 067-z.5.-4

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A and any

four questions from Section B. Attempt five
questions in all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. American literature in the nineteenth century

was engaged with American nationhood. Discuss
critically with reference to any two novels that
you have read. 20

2. Trace the milestones in the history of Black

American fiction. 20

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 SECTION B
3. Analyse the background of American
Romanticism in The Last of the Mohicans. 20
4. Write a brief note on naturalism in Sister Carrie. 20
5. How does Fitzgerald bring out the interplay of
gaining wealth and respectability in The Great
Gatsby ? 20
6. Discuss the theme of alienation in Light in
August. 20
7. Discuss Holden Caulfield's vision of childhood
and adulthood in The Catcher in the Rye. 20
8. The search for identity is the major thematic
concern in Scott Momaday's House Made of
Dawn. Elaborate. 20
-9. How does The Color Purple explore the issues of
racial, sexual and class prejudice ? 20
10. Do you agree with the view that Todd Andrews is
a failed rationalist in The Floating Opera.
Discuss. 20
11. Comment on the significance of the title Black
Spring. 20

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Term-End Examination

ID, June, 2017

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A and any

four questions from Section B. Attempt five
questions in all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. What do you understand by the term 'American

Renaissance' ? Outline its major achievements. 20

2. What are the major thematic concerns of the

post-Second World War American fiction ?
Discuss with reference to any two novels
prescribed in your syllabus. 20
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 SECTION B

3. Discuss the significance of the landscape in The

Last of the Mohicans. 20

4. How does Theodore Dreiser critique American

society in Sister Carrie ? 20

5. Explore the concept of 'The American Dream' in

The Great Gatsby. 20

6. Is racial politics a major thematic concern in

Light in August ? Discuss. 20

7. How does The Catcher in the Rye portray the

image of the 'rebel-victim' ? 20

8. Discuss Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn

as a bildungsroman. 20

9. Discuss The Color Purple as a feminist text. 20

10. Comment on the metaphor of the 'floating opera'

in The Floating Opera. 20

11. Discuss Henry Miller's Black Spring as a

surrealist novel. 20

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Term-End Examination

1
December, 2017

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A and any

four questions from Section B. Attempt five
questions in all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. The American novel of the nineteenth century

portrays the individual's relationship with
society. Discuss with reference to any two novels
you have studied. 20

2. Attempt a critical essay on Naturalism in

American fiction. 20
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 SECTION B

3. Discuss the relationship between history and

fiction as depicted in The Last of the Mohicans. 20

4. Examine Sister Carrie as a novel of ideas. 20

5. Discuss The Great Gatsby as an

autobiographical novel. 20

6. How is religion portrayed in Light in August ?

Explain. 20

7. Discuss The Catcher in the Rye as a

coming-of-age novel. 20

8. How does A House Made of Dawn portray the

relationship between Francisco and Abel ? 20

9. In what ways does The Color Purple deconstruct

traditional gender roles ? Examine. 20

10. Evaluate The Floating Opera as an existentialist

novel. 20

11. Discuss Henry Miller's ecstatic and

transcendental vision as portrayed in Black
Spring. 20

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Term-End Examination
casee.B June, 2018

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A and any

four questions from Section B. Attempt five
questions in all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. What are the major concerns of the nineteenth

century American novel ? How do these differ
from those of the nineteenth century British
novel ? Explain. 20

2. Discuss critically the influence of

transcendentalism on any two American writers
of your choice. 20

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 SECTION B

3. How does The Last of the Mohicans reflect the

difficulty of overcoming racial divides ? Discuss. 20

4. Is Carrie in Sister Carrie a fallen woman ?

Critically discuss. 20

5. Compare and contrast the characters of Gatsby

and Tom in The Great Gatsby. 20

6. Examine the significance of the title of the novel,

Light in August. 20

7. What are the various kinds of ironics present in

The Catcher in the Rye ? Discuss. 20

8. Analyse the use of flashbacks and temporal shifts

in A House Made of Dawn. 20

9. What role does Sofia play in the novel The Color

Purple ? 20

10. Discuss the The Floating Opera as a nihilistic

comedy. 20

11. Is apocalypse the gloomy theme of Black

Spring ? Discuss. 20

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Term-End Examination
OE, r:21_
December, 2018

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt one question from Section A and any four

questions from Section B. Attempt five questions in
all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Discuss in detail the major thematic concerns in

the American novels of the 19th century. 20

OR
Trace the milestones in the history of Black
American fiction. 20

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 SECTION B

2. Comment on the romantic features as projected

in the novel The Last of the Mohicans. 20

3. How does Theodore Dreiser critique American

society in Sister Carrie ? 20

4. How does Fitzgerald bring out the theme of the

corrupting influence of money in The Great
Gatsby ? 20

5. Comment on the theme of alienation in William

Faulkner's Light in August. 20

6. Discuss the significance of the title Black Spring. 20

7. Critically analyse the plot of the novel The

Catcher in the Rye. 20

8. Bring out the significance of the imagery and

symbols in House Made of Dawn. 20

9. Analyse Alice Walker's The Color Purple as a

Womanist' text. 20

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Term-End Examination

0 f
June, 2019

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
Note : Attempt one question from Section A and any
four
questions from Section B. Attempt five questions in
all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Discuss the moral, religious and philosophical

aspects as dealt with in the 19th century
American novel.
20

OR
What are the major thematic concerns of the post
Second World War American novelists ? Discuss
with reference to any two of the novels prescribed
in your syllabus.
20

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 SECTION B

2. Bring out the significance of the landscape in The

20
Last of the Mohicans.

3. Briefly discuss some of the recurring images in

20
Sister Carrie and comment on their significance.

4. Discuss Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby as a

critique of the American social structure of the
20
1920s.

5. Comment on the narrative techniques used by

20
Faulkner in his novel Light in August.

6. Critically analyse the character of Holden

20
Caulfield in Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

7. Bring out the post-modernist features in The

20
Floating Opera.

8. Comment on the reciprocal relationship between

20
man and the land in House Made of Dawn.

9. How does The Color Purple explore the issues of

racial, sexual and class prejudices ? 20

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MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH) (MEG)

Term-End Examination
December, 2019

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

TiMe : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A

and any four questions from Section B.
Attempt five questions in all. All questions
carry equal marks.

Section—A

American literature in the nineteenth century

was engaged in the quest for American
nationhood. Discuss critically with reference to

any two novels that you have read. 20

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2. Trace the milestones in the history of Black

American Fiction. 20

Section—B

3. Comment on the romantic elements in The

Last of the Mohicans. 20

4. How does Theodore Dreiser critique American

Society in Sister Carrie ? 20

5. Explain the concept of 'The American Dream' in

The Great Gatsby. 20

6. Comment on the significance of the imagery

and symbols as used in A House Made of
Dawn. 20

7. Discuss in detail the character of Holden

Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye. 20

8. Discuss the theme of alienation in Light in

August. 20

9. Discuss The Color Purple as a womanist text.

20
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10. What do you understand by nihilistic comedy ?

How does The Floating Opera fit into the
genre of nihilistic comedy ? 20

11. Discuss Henry Miller's Black Spring from the

viewpoint of plot and technique. 20

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Term-End Examination
June, 2020
MEG 11 : AMERICAN NOVEL
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Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Attempt any one question from Section A

and any four questions from Section B.

(ii) Attempt five questions in all.

(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

Section—A

1. What were the major changes that happened in

American society during 19th century ? How

would you place Theodore Dreiser in the

context of naturalism to understand his
contribution to American fiction ? 20

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2. What are the major thematic concerns of the

post Second World War American novelists ?
Discuss with reference to any two of the novels
prescribed in your syllabus. 20

Section B —

3. Discuss the plot and characterisation of The

Last of the Mohicans. 20

4. Write a brief note on naturalism in Sister

Carrie. 20

5. How does Fitzgerald bring out the theme of

criminal wealth and respectability in The Great
Gatsby ? 20

6. Discuss Scott Momaday's A House Made of

Dawn as a bildungsroman. Also comment on
the significance of the title of the novel. 20

7. Write a detailed note on the language in The

Catcher in the Rye. How does the colloquial,
idiom contribute to creating the realistic
character of Holden Caulfield ? 20
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8. Comment in detail on Faulkner's narrative
strategies in Light in August. How do the

narration from multiple points of view and

flashbacks accelerate the narrative tension and
suspense in the novel ? 20
9. How does The Color Purple explore the issues of

racial, sexual and class prejudice ? 20

10. Do you agree with the view that Todd Andrews
in The Floating Opera is a failed rationalist ?
Discuss. 20
11. Comment on the significance of the title "Black
Spring". 20

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH

Term-End Examination

February, 2021

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt one question from Section A and any four

questions from Section B. Attempt five questions in
all. All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A

1. Discuss some of the traits of Romanticism in the

nineteenth century American novel. 20

OR

What are the major thematic concerns of the post

Second World War American novelists ? Discuss
with reference to any two of the novels prescribed
in your syllabus. 20

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 SECTION B

2. Comment on the role of the frontier in The Last

of the Mohicans. 20

3. Write a brief note on naturalism in Sister Carrie. 20

4. Discuss the idea of ‘The American Dream’ in

The Great Gatsby. 20

5. Is racial politics a major thematic concern in

Faulkner’s Light in August ? Discuss. 20

6. Discuss Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn

as a bildungsroman. 20

7. Discuss Henry Miller’s Black Spring as a

surrealist novel. 20

8. Discuss Holden Caulfield’s vision of childhood

and adulthood in The Catcher in the Rye. 20

9. How does The Color Purple explore the issues of

racial, sexual and class prejudice ? 20

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IN ENGLISH
Section—B
(MEG)
2. Discuss the significance of the landscape in The
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3. How does Theodore Dreiser portray the city in
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Sister Carrie ? Discuss. 20
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
4. How does Fitzgerald bring out the theme of
Note : (i) Attempt any one question from Section A criminal wealth and respectability in The Great
and any four questions from Section B. Gatsby ?

(ii) Attempt five questions in all.

5. Discuss racial identity as a central concern in
(iii) All questions carry equal marks. Light in August. 20

Section—A 6. Comment on the narrative technique in Henry

Miller’s Black Spring. 20

1. What do you understand by the term ‘American
Renaissance’ ? Outline its major achievements. 7. How does The Catcher in the Rye portray the

20 image of the ‘Rebel-victim’ ? 20

P. T. O.
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8. The search for identity is a major thematic

concern in Scott Momaday’s Home Made of

Dawn. Elaborate. 20

9. How does the novel The Color Purple redefine

the notions of female selfhood and sexuality ?

20

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME

IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination
December, 2021

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A and any

four questions from Section B. Attempt
five questions in all. All questions carry equal
marks.

SECTION A

1. ‘‘The quest for American nationhood is an

important concern in American literature of the
nineteenth century.’’ Discuss critically with
reference to any one novel that you have read. 20

2. Discuss the chief characteristics of Black

American Women’s writings. Illustrate your
answer with reference to the novel prescribed in
your syllabus. 20

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 SECTION B

Attempt any four of the following :

3. Discuss the significance of landscape in The Last

of the Mohicans. 20

4. How does Theodore Dreiser critique American

society in Sister Carrie ? 20

5. Critically comment on the concept of the

‘‘American Dream’’ in The Great Gatsby. 20

6. The search for identity forms the central theme

of House Made of Dawn. Discuss. 20

7. How does J.D. Salinger portray the image of the

‘‘rebel victim’’ in The Catcher in the Rye ? 20

8. Would you agree that Faulkner explores the

issue of racial identity through the portrayal of
the character of Joe Christmas in Light in
August ? 20

9. Analyse Alice Walker’s The Color Purple as a

‘‘womanist’’ text. 20

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10. Comment on the metaphor of the ‘‘show boat’’ in
The Floating Opera. 20

11. Discuss Henry Miller’s Black Spring as a

surrealist novel. 20

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MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH) (MEG)

Term-End Examination
June, 2022
MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Attempt any one question from Section A

and any four questions from Section B.
Attempt five questions in all. All questions
carry equal marks.

Section—A

1. What do you understand by the term ‘American

Renaissance’ ? Outline its major
achievements. 20

2. Discuss the characteristic features of the

American novel. Support your answer with
suitable examples. 20

P. T. O.
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Section—B

3. How does James Fenimore Cooper blend

history with fiction in The Last of the

Mohicans ? Discuss. 20

4. Discuss Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie as a

city novel. 20

5. Critically comment on Jay Gatsby as

the self-improving hero in The Great Gatsby. 20

6. Bring out the significance of the use of

imagery and symbols in House Made of Dawn.

20
7. Discuss Holden Caulfield’s vision of

childhood and adulthood in The Catcher in the

Rye. 20

8. Comment on the theme of alienation in William

Faulkner’s Light in August. 20

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9. Examine the concept of motherhood and

mothering in The Color Purple. 20

10. Critically comment on nihilism in John Barth’s

The Floating Opera. 20

11. Discuss how nostalgia and memories pervade

Henry Miller’s Black Spring. 20

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
IN ENGLISH
(MEG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2022
MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Attempt any one question from Section A

and any four questions from Section B.

(ii) Attempt five questions in all.

(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

Section—A

1. Discuss the main characteristics of the

American Romanticism of the nineteenth
century. Illustrate your answer with reference
to the novels prescribed in your syllabus. 20

P. T. O.
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2. Attempt a critical essay on Naturalism in

American fiction. 20

Section—B

3. Comment on the role of the frontier in The Last

of the Mohicans. 20

4. Briefly discuss some of the recurring images in

Sister Carrie and comment on their

significance. 20

5. How does Fitzgerald bring out the interplay of

criminal wealth and respectability in The Great

Gatsby ? 20

6. Discuss Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn

as a bildungsroman. 20

7. How does J. D. Salinger in The Catcher in the

Rye portray the image of the ‘rebel-victim’ ? 20

8. Critically comment on the theme of racial

politics in Light in August. 20

 [3]

9. Alice Walker’s The Color Purple explores the

issues of racial, sexual and class prejudices.

Discuss. 20

10. Do you agree with the view that Todd Andrews

is a failed rationalist in The Floating Opera ?

Give reasons in support of your answer. 20

11. Discuss Black Spring as a surrealist novel. 20

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MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME
IN ENGLISH
(MEG)
Term-End Examination
June, 2023
MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Attempt any one question from Section A

and any four questions from Section B.

(ii) Attempt five questions in all.

(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

Section—A

1. Discuss the distinctive features of the

nineteenth century American novel. 20

2. What are the major thematic concerns of the

post-Second World War American novelists ?
Discuss with reference to any two of the novels
prescribed in your syllabus. 20

P. T. O.
 [2] MEG-11

Section—B

3. Comment on the significance of the landscape

in The Last of the Mohicans. 20

4. Discuss Theodore Dreiser‟s Sister Carrie as a

„city novel‟. 20

5. In what way does the novel The Great Gatsby

make a comment on the American social

structure of the 1920s ? Discuss. 20

6. “The search for identity is a major thematic

concern in Scott Homaday‟s House Made of

Dawn.” Elaborate. 20

7. Discuss Holden Caulfield‟s vision of childhood

and adulthood in The Catcher in the Rye. 20

8. “William Faulkner‟s Light in August portrays

Joe Christmas‟ constant struggle for identity.”

Comment. 20
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9. How does Alice Walker foreground the concept

of motherhood and mothering in The Color

Purple ? Explain. 20

10. Comment on the metaphor of the „show boat‟ in

The Floating Opera. 20

11. Discuss the significance of the title “Black

Spring”. 20

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MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)

(MEG)

Term-End Examination

December, 2023

MEG-11 : AMERICAN NOVEL

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Attempt any one question from Section A

and any four questions from Section B.

(ii) Attempt five questions in all.

(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

Section—A

1. Discuss the distinctive features of the American

novel of the nineteenth century. 20

P. T. O.
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2. Critically comment on the thematic concerns of

the post-Second World War American novelists.
Discuss with reference to any two of the novels
prescribed in your syllabus. 20

Section—B

3. Comment on the concept of the frontier in The

Last of the Mohicans. 20

4. Write a brief note on naturalism in Sister

Carrie. 20

5. How does Fitzgerald bring out the interplay of

criminal wealth and respectability in The Great
Gatsby ? 20

6. Discuss Scott Momaday’s House Made of Dawn

as a bildungsroman. 20

7. Discuss Holden Caulfield’s vision of childhood

and adulthood in The Catcher in the Rye. 20

8. Comment on the theme of alienation in William

Faulkner’s Light in August. 20
 [3]

9. How does Alice Walker explore the issues of

racial, sexual and class prejudices in The Color
Purple ? 20

10. Discuss John Barth’s The Floating Opera as a

postmodern novel. 20

11. Comment on the significance of the title “Black

Spring.” 20

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