Questions in Past Papers (PU) - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Questions in Past Papers (PU) | Heart of Darkness By
Joseph Conrad |
1. What is the importance of Congo itself-country and climate in the novel:

Heart of Darkness? (2004)
2. Heart of Darkness has been accused of being racist, anti African. Is this
how you see it? (2004)
3. "Marlow is illuminated in the Heart of Darkness". Discuss with reference
to Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. (2005)
4. What is symbolism? How has Conrad made use of this technique in
Heart of Darkness? (2005)
5. Conrad's Heart of Darkness "explores man's nature; his capacity for evil;
the necessity for restraint; the effect of physical darkness and isolation on a
civilized soul". Examine Kurtz's character in the light of this statement.
(2006)
6. "Material Interests" corrupt human relations. Discuss the theme of Heart
of Darkness in the light of this statement. (2007)
7. "Displaying masterful technical dexterity, Conrad makes us fully aware of
the deep mystery of truth in his extraordinary exploration of human
savagery and despair". Discuss Heart of Darkness in the light of this
statement. (2008)
8. "A man's confrontation with the dark self is both dangerous and
enlightening". (2009)
9. Write a critical note on the role and character of Marlow in HEART OF
DARKNESS. (2010)
10. "In HEART OF DARKNESS, Conrad portrays the evils of 19th century
colonialism in Africa with extraordinary vividness". Discuss. (2010)
11. Discuss the symbolic representation of Evil in the HEART OF
DARKNESS. (2011)
12. Write a note on Conrad's imagery in the HEART OF DARKNESS.
(2011)
13. HEART OF DARKNESS is a "modern blend of comic absurdity, tragedy,
and satire". Comment. (2012)
14. What means does Conrad employ to develop the relationship between
the title:"The Heart" and its theme? (2012)
15. What happens to Marlow after Kurtz's death? (2013)
16. Consider HEART OF DARKNESS as a political allegory. (2013)
17. Is Chiny Achebe right? --- is Heart of Darkness racist? Does the book
present a simple and degrading view of the native Africans? (2014)
18. What are some symbols in Heart of Darkness? How do they relate to the
plot and characters? (2014)
19. Conrad uses the technique of impressionism in "Heart of Darkness".
Exemplify. (2015)
20. "Heart of Darkness" is about the horrors of western civilization.
Comment. (2015)
21. In "Heart of Darkness" every time there is a shift between this narrator
and Marlow who narrates most of the story. To what effect Conrad uses this
technique? (2016)
22. What adverse effect colonization has on the European colonizers
depicted in "Heart of Darkness''? (2016)
23. "Heart of Darkness" finally exposes the dark side of European
Imperialism. Elaborate. (2017)
24. Who is the hero of the novel "Heart of Darkness"? Does the hero holds
out grace? (2017)
25. Why does Marlow describe Kurtz as a "universal genius"? (2018)
26. Discuss the importance of the Congo River in this narrative. Why does
Marlow travel primarily by boat and seldom on land? (2019)
27. Marlow constantly uses vague and often redundant phrases like
"unspeakable secrets" and "inconceivable mystery." Why does Marlow use
vague and "inconclusive" language so frequently? (2019)
Questions in Past Papers (PU) | Twilight in Delhi By

Ahmed Ali
1. 'When we finish the book Twilight in Delhi, the centre of the tragic sense
is not only Delhi, but life itself'. Discuss. (2004)
2. Why do you think Ahmed Ali gave his novel this title Twilight in Delhi?
(2004)
3. What are the major themes explored by Ahmed Ali in the novel "Twilight
in Delhi"? (2005)
4. Explain the significance of the title "Twilight in Delhi", the novel by
Ahmed Ali. (2006)
5. Ahmed Ali in "Twilight in Delhi" brings history alive, depicting most
movingly the decay of a whole way of life and culture. Discuss. (2007)
6. "My purpose in writing the novel was to depict a phase of our national
life and the decay of a whole culture, a particular mode of thought and
living". Write critical analysis of Twilight in Delhi according to this
statement by its author. (2008)
7. "Ahmed Ali's characters have a symbolic pattern in Twilight in Delhi".
Discuss. (2009)
8. "Ahmed Ali's characters are caught in a restless, changing world that has
lost its values." Discuss. (2010)
9. How convincingly does Ahmad Ali portray the feudal middle class of U.P.
in the novel "Twilight in Delhi"? (2011)
10. What major themes are treated in Ahmad Ali's novel, "Twilight in
Delhi"? (2012)
11. The novel TWILIGHT IN DELHI does not remain the story of Delhi
alone, but is simultaneously the story of the life of mankind. Comment.
(2013)
12. About Twilight in Delhi Mohammad Hasan Askari says, "I cannot recall
any novel or short story in Urdu where nature has thus come to life, or in
which nature has played such a role in making the novel so meaningful."
(2014)
13. The moralizing of the defeated is a powerful emotional sachem in
"Twilight in Delhi". Comment. (2015)
14. In "Twilight in Delhi", the author paints a very balanced picture of the
joys and sorrows of the people of Delhi. Elaboreate. (2016)
15. "Twilight in Delhi" anticipates anxieties of relationship between a
nostalic native and potent invader. (2017)
16. Discuss some of the current symbols in Twilight in Delhi. (2018)
17. Twilight in Delhi is a novel about colonial arrival in India and its
consequent tensions. (2019)
Questions in Past Papers (PU) | A Portrait of the Artist as a
Young Man By James Joyce |
1. Discuss the use of epiphany in the development of the character of

Stephen Dedalus in Joyce's the portrait of an artist as a young man.
(2004)
2. Discuss the importance of Stephen Dedalus's theory of aesthetics in the
context of the novel The Portrait of an Artiste as a Young Man. (2004)
3. "To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to re-create life out of life". Discuss the
portrait of Stephen Dedalus in the light of this statement. (2005)
4. Critically examine the aesthetic theory of Stephen Dedalus as expounded
by James Joyce in his novel "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man".
(2006)
5. Critically examine Stephen's development as an artist. (2007)
6. Critically examine the aesthetic theory of Stephen Dedalus as expounded
by James Joyce in his novel A Portrait As A Young Man. (2008)
7. "Stephen is a rebel". Do you agree on not? Give reasons. (2009)
8. Discuss the use of epiphany in the development of Stephen Dedalus in
The Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man. (2010)
9. What purpose does the use of myth serve in PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST?
(2011)
10. Does the concept of Epiphany - the sudden spiritual manifestation, help
us understand "The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man" better? (2011)
11. What is Stephen Dedalus's theory of aesthetics? What is its importance
in the development of the novel? (2012)
12. Why do you think Stephen means when he says he will "forge ... the
uncreated conscience of my race?" (2013)
13. What is important about the title? Is there a reference in the novel that
explains the title? (A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by James Joyce)
(2014)
14. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is one of the earlier examples
in English literature of a novel that makes extensive use of stream of
consciousness. (2015)
15. Stephen must strike out as an independent spirit, true to the inner
promptings of his artistic instincsts. Comment. (2016)
16. "A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man" is a novel about rites of
passage. Comment. (2017)
17. Do you, like Stephen, think an artist is essentially separate from society?
(2018)
18. What is the significance of the title A Partrait of the Artist As a Young
Man? How does it relate to the growth and evolution of Stephen Dedalus?
(2019)
Questions in Past Papers (PU) | To the Lighthouse By

Virginia Woolf
1. Is To the Lighthouse principally James Ramsay's story? (2004)

2. Does it seem to you a just criticism that in To the Lighthouse the usual
concerns of a novel -- character and plot -- have been subordinated to
symbols and ideas? (2004)
3. Virginia Woolf wanted to capture, in words, the nature of human
consciousness what it actually feels like to be alive". Discuss with reference
To the Lighthouse. (2005)
4. Explain the meanings of the trip to the Lighthouse and completion of Lily
Briscoe's picture. (2005)
5. Discuss the character of Lily Brisco as Virginia Woolf's version of art.
(2006)
6. Write critical analysis of the three parts of To the Lighthouse by Virginia
Woolf. (2007)
7. Virginia Woolf was attempting a new type of fiction. It was to have "no
plot, no comedy, no tragedy, no love interest or catastrophe in the accepted
style". Discuss To the Lighthouse. (2008)
8. How does Virginia Woolf portray "life: in her novel "To the Lighthouse"?
(2009)
9. Write a comprehensive note on the structure of To the Lighthouse.
(2009)
10. "In TO THE LIGHTHOUSE, Virginia Woolf found a subject that
enabled her to do full justice to her technique". Discuss. (2010)
11. "To the Lighthous" is a novel that focuses on human relationships and
their dynamics rather than the concept of slavery. Discuss this observation.
(2011)
12. What are the distinctive qualities of Virginia Woolf as a novelist? Do not
confine your answer to "To the Lighthouse" only. (2012)
13. Why does Virginia Woolf use stream of consciousness in this novel?
How effective is it? What sort of "feel" do you get from the characters? The
novelist? (2013)
14. To the Lighthouse is one of Woolf's most successful and accessible
experiments in the modernist mode, including stream-of-consciousness.
Illustrate citing examples from the text of the novel. (2014)
15. What is the nature of relationship between Mrs. Ramsay and Lily
Briscoe in "To the Lighthouse"? (2015)
16. How do men and women in the novel respond to the gender roles that
they perceive or that are imposed upon them in "To the Lighthouse"?
(2016)
17. "To the Lighthouse" is a novel about the passion of expressing love
without taking heed of social pretension. Give examples. (2017)
18. Compare and contrast Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay. How are they alike? How
are they different? (2018)
19. How does the narrative style in To the Lighthouse strengthen and
weaken human connections? (2019)
Questions in Past Papers (PU) | Things Fall Apart By Chinua

Achebe | Eureka Study Aids
1. How would you respond to the criticism that Achebe's narrative in the
novel Things Fall Apart is too simple to be truly tragic? (2004)
2. Okonokwo brings about his own downfall. Do you agree with this
statement? Support with close reference to the novel Things Fall Apart.
(2004)
3. Discuss the various conflicts expounded by Achebe in Things Fall Apart.
(2005)
4. Discuss in detail the title "Things Fall Apart", the novel by Chinua
Achebe. (2006)
5. Describe the tragic consequences of the incursion of the white man and
his culture into African Traditional society. (2007)
6. Critically evaluate the role of female characters in Things Fall Apart.
(2007)
7. "The white man is very clever ... He has put a knife on the things that
held us together and we have fallen apart". Discuss this statement of
Obierika in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. (2008)
8. Compare and contrast the theme of Heart of Darkness to that of Things
Fall Apart. (2008)
9. "In Things Fall Apart, Achebe opens a casement on Umuofia, revealing to
us the compelling tragedy of Okonkwo, a hero, we cannot claim to like, but
do not fail to admire". Discuss. (2009)
10. Discuss THINGS FALL APART as a post-colonial novel. (2010)
11. What do you think are the main themes in "Things Fall Apart"? (2011)
12. Would you consider Achebe's method of narration too simple to be
tragic? (2012)
13. "Okonkwo brings about his own downfall". Discuss. (2012)
14. Why does Achebe choose to bring in the European colonial presence
only in the last third of the novel? (2013)
15. Is Okonkwo destined for tragedy or die his choices lead him to his tragic
end? (2013)
16. What is the overall meaning of the theme - what point is the author
trying to make about mankind, society etc. In the Things Fall Apart?
(2014)
17. What is chi? Explain the importance of chi in shaping Okonkwo's
destiny. (2014)
18. Why did Achebe choose to take the title of his novel "Things Fall Apart",
from William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming"? (2015)
19. What is the role of women in "Things Fall Apart"? (2015)
20. In part, "Things Fall Apart" is a response to a large tradition of
European literature in which African are depicted as primitive and
mindless savages. Comment. (2016)
21. "Things Fall Apart" attempts to repair some of the damage done by
earlier European depictions of Africans. (2016)
22. "Things Fall Apart" is a story of the conflict separating nature and
civilization. (2017)
23. "Things Fall Apart" is a novel about oppression and emancipation of
African women. (2017)
24. Why does Okonkwo hang himself? Is it a cowardly act or brave? Weak
noble? (2018)
25. Why is Things Fall Apart a post-colonial novel? (2018)
26. How does Okonkwo achieve greatness as defined by his culture?
(2019)
27. What is the place of women in Igbo society? (2019)

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