Nineteenth Century Novel

2013

English

Subject code: 1182

Nineteenth Century Novel

Time: 4 hours                                                                                                              Marks-80

Part – A

1.   Answer any ten questions:                                                                                     1´10 = 10

      a.  What is the pseudonym of Charlotte Bronte?

           Ans : The pseudonym of Charlotte Bronte is Currer Bell.

      b. How did Tess die?

           Ans : Tess is hanged as punishment for murder.

      c.  Who is Sydney Carton?

           Ans : Sydney Carton is a central character in the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

      d. Whom does Stryver insult as a 'mincing Fool'?

Ans : Stryver insults Lucie as a “mincing Fool"

      e.  Who is Charlotte Lucas?

           Ans : Charlotte Lucas is the eldest daughter of William Lucas and an intimate friend of Elizabeth.

      f.  What is Old Lady Day?

           Ans : Old Lady Day is the day that lots of farm workers change positions and move from farm to farm looking for new work.

      g.  Why does Darcy get rid of his pride?

           Ans : Darcy gets rid of his pride because of Elizabeth’s refusal of his first proposal.

      h. Name the two cities mentioned in "A Tale of two Cities"?

           Ans : The two cities mentioned in "A Tale of two Cities" are Paris and London.

      i.   How old is Jane?

           Ans : Jane is twenty-two years old in the novel “Pride and Prejudice”.

      j.  What did Tess name her child?

           Ans : Tess named her child Sorrow.

      k. How many sisters are there in Darcy family?

           Ans : There is only one sister in Darcy family.

      l.   What is the name of Tess sister?

Ans : The name of Tess’ sister is Liza-Lu.

Part – B

Answer any five questions:                                                                                          4 ´ 5 = 20

2. Describe Elizabeth’s prejudice against Darcy.

3. What is the significance of the lion and jackal in ‘A Tale of two Cities’?

4. How was Jane treated in the Reed family?

5. Comment on the death of Madame Defarge.

6. What happened to Jane in the Red-room? 

7. How did Jane save Mr. Rochester’s life?

8. “Justice was done, and the President of the Immortals, in AEschylean phrase, had ended his sport with Tess.” --Explain.

9. Describe the circumstances that made Tess marry Angel.

Part – C

Answer any five questions:                                                                                        10 ´ 5 = 50

10. Show how Jane Austen presents in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ the social and economic reality of her age.

11. Write a note on Hardy’s treatment of Nature in ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’.

12. "Jane Eyre’ is an anti-romantic novel”.-Comment.

13. Discuss the role of fate in Hardy’s ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

14. How does Dickens glorify self-less love in ‘A Tale of two cities’?

15. Write a note on Charlotte’s treatment of childhood in ‘Jane Eyre’.

16. Would you call Dicken’s ‘A Tale of two Cities’ a historical novel? Give reasons for your answer.

17. What is Jane Austen’s attitude towards love and marriage?