Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University 2007 M.A American Literature (MEG-06) - Question Paper

March-07 MEG-06 1
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
Term End exam : March-2007
Master of Art in English (MEG)
American Literature (MEG-06)
Date O Thursday, 12-04-2007 Total Marks O 70
Time O 11-00 to 02-00 Weightage O 70 %
Note :
1. All ques. are compulsory
2. Indicate clearly the choices you attempt.
3. All ques. carry equal marks.
1) (a) Write an essay on the Puritan settlement in America. [14]
OR
(b) Comment on the dovetailing of the true and the imaginary in The Scarlet
Letter.
2) (a) Attempt an essay on the portrayal of Huck and Jim. [14]
OR
(b) Evaluate Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine as pioneers of American
prose.
3) (a) Write an essay tracing the origins of American poetry. [14]
OR
(b) Critically estimate Adrienne Riche's main concern from your study of her
poems.
4) (a) Evaluate Death of a Salesman as a Modern American tragedy. [14]
OR
(b) What is the central thematic concern of The Hairy Ape and how is it
enacted?
5) Attempt short notes on any 2 of the subsequent : [14]
(a) Slavery in America
(b) The Iroquois Indians
(c) Significance of the title 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed'
(d) Humour in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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