Dse 2
Dse 2
Dse 2
(CBCS)
B.A. sth Semester (Honours) Examinationr 20L9
Subject: English
Paper: DSE-2
(Partition Literature)
Full Marks: 60
Time: 3 Hours
2xI0=20
1. Answer any ten of the following questions:
up woman?
(c) What was the narator's first impression of Ila as a grown
as 'our ruin' as referred to by Tridib'
(d) Explain the significance of the victoria Memorial
day.
what circumstances?
(h) when did Tridib and May first start exchanging letters and under
on the margin'
() Comment on how the character of Bhushan stays
even though she hasn,t had food for four days.,,- Explain.
(n) Jyoti,s ..belly remains big
(o)..Certainlandsaremeantforcertainrootsonly.',-Criticallycomment.
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2. Answer any four of the following questions, 5 x4=20
(a) what does Ila mean when she says
that she wants to be 'free,? what is the
difference
between her perception of freedom and rha,mma,s
perception of freedom ? z+3=5
(b) what is the significance of the 'upside-Down
House, in The shadow Lines?
(c) Comment on the sub-continental partition
as the cause of conflicted identities in Ghosh,s
The Shadow Lines.
Or,
comment on the importance of the Parsi perception
of independence, as depicted in Bapsi
Sidhwa's lce-Candy Man.