AV 805

M.A. (P{r(-II) English (Sclnester-III) Examination

3.3 : ENGLISH
Elective Papers-{Amcricatr Litcrature-I)
Time: l hree Hoursl l\'laxirnunr llalks : 80
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AII qucslions are compulsory
Note
(A) Write short notes on any I HREII of the followirg :
@ 'Shadows and Crics' in 'l'he Streetcar Named Dcsire'.
(ii) Gothic Fiction.
(iii) Thc Silver Bullet.
(i!) Puritan Society in 'The Scariet Leltcr'.
(v) \4uckrficr.
(ri) SuingerofBirches. 15
(B) Choosc the conect altemalives from those given below. Write full sentences :

(i) Which ofth€ follou,ing is a *'ork by'lhoreau '/

(a) 'lhc Tell-Tale Hean (b) lheBlackCal
(c) Thc l.'all ofthc House of Mr. tlsher (d) Waldcn
(ii) 'Call me Ishmael' is the opening scntence of r

(a) Moby Dick (b) l hc Scarlct Letter

(c) thc Fall ofrhe House ofMr. Ushcr (d) Death ofa Salcsman
(iii) Empcror Jones declarcs that he can be killed only with a :
(a) Goldbullct (b) Silver bullet
(c) Leadbullel (d) Copper bullel
(iv) The book that the narratoi rcads to Ushcr is :
(a) -l'he Haunted Palace (b) 'lhc Hauntcd House
(c) l'he Folly oft-ldorado (d) 'lhc Mad Trist
(v) 'Bolts ol'Melody' is the collection ofpoems by :
(a) \[hh llhitman (b) Fimily Dickinson
(c) Roben Frost (d) .1.S. Eliot 5
2 Compare and contrast thc characters of Hester and Dimmesdale.
OR
Attempt a character sketch of Captain Ahab. t5
''l hc American Scholar' is the 'manifesto of litemry Indcpcrdence ofAmcrica.' Discuss.
OR
Give a critical estimate ofPoc as a nolclist. 15
4 Frost's 'poems begin in delight and ends in wisdom'. JustiE.
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Consider Whitman as a representative poet ofAmerica. 15
) Analysc the lhemc ofillusiorr vs reality in 'A Streetcz[ Named Desire'.
OR
How does 'Death of a Salesman' critique today's capitalist society. 15

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