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JAMSHEDPUR WOMEN’S COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH BA III, Semester – 6 Paper – DC 4 Diaspora Literature Model Question Paper (1) FM: 80 Time: 2 hrs Objective Type Questions: (20 X 1 = 20) 1. Kiran Desai’s novel Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is set in: a. Shahkot b. Chandigarh c. Pathankot d. Ambala 2. Kiran Desai’s Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard was published in a. 1985 b. 1986 c. 1987 d. 1998 3. What is the name of Sampath Chawla’s mother? a. Ammaji b. Jyotsna c. Pinky Chawla d. Kulfi Chawla 4. Seth’s The Frog and The Nightingale was published in: a. 1983 b. 1994 c. 1985 d. 1996 5. The audience was tired of Nightingale’s song because: a. She looked untidy b. She had added trills c. She had become mechanical
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JAMSHEDPUR WOMEN’S COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
BA III, Semester – 6
Paper – DC 4
Diaspora Literature
Model Question Paper (1)
FM: 80
Time: 2 hrs
Objective Type Questions: (20 X 1 = 20)
1. Kiran Desai’s novel Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is set in:
a. Shahkot
b. Chandigarh
c. Pathankot
d. Ambala
2. Kiran Desai’s Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard was published in
a. 1985
b. 1986
c. 1987
d. 1998
3. What is the name of Sampath Chawla’s mother?
a. Ammaji
b. Jyotsna
c. Pinky Chawla
d. Kulfi Chawla
4. Seth’s The Frog and The Nightingale was published in:
a. 1983
b. 1994
c. 1985
d. 1996
5. The audience was tired of Nightingale’s song because:
a. She looked untidy
b. She had added trills
c. She had become mechanical
d. None of the above
6. The Nightingale did not enjoy singing alone because:
a. She had become proud of herself
b. The Frog was not with her
c. She got used to appreciation
d. She wanted more money
7. Who is known for “splendid baritone”?
a. The Frog
b. Monte Cristo
c. Milady Trent
d. Duck of Kent
8. Divakaruni is an ________ writer
a. Indian – American
b. Indian
c. Indian - British
d. American
9. What did Brother John teach Sampath when he was a little boy?
a. Maths
b. Science
c. Gardening
d. Literature
10. What is the rhyming scheme of Seth’s poem?
a. aa bb cc
b. bb cc cc
c. bb cc bb
d. None of the above
Answer any FOUR Short Answer Questions, (4 x 10 = 40)
1. Narrate in your own words what does Sampath Chawla’s experience at
Mr D. P. S’s daughter’s wedding?
2. Write a note on Sumita Sen’s life in California.
3. Who came to hear the nightingale singing? What are the qualities of the
Nightingale in the prescribed poem?
4. Discuss the themes of Desai’s prescribed novel.
Or
Write a short note on Chief Medical Officer of Shahkot.
5. What makes Mr Chawla realise that Sampath could make family rich?
6. Why do you thing the Frog could control the Nightingale? Attempt a
character sketch of the Frog.
Answer any ONE Long Answer Questions. (1 x 20 = 20)
1. Attempt a character sketch of Pinky Chawla.
2. Write a detailed summary of Divakaruni’s short story ‘Clothes’.
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