Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. The modern writers focus on the oddities of human behaviour. Elaborate by giving examples from short stories in your syllabus.
2. Which features of South Africa are reflected in N. Gardiner's "Once Upon a Time"? Elaborate.
3. Keeping Amy Tan's "The Voice From the Wall" in mind, say how it finds its place in modern fiction?
4. Give a critical analysis of the main characters of the "Judgment" by Kafka.
5. Comment on the element of retrospective autobiography in Sara Suleri's "The Property of a Woman".
6. Give an elobrate account of "A Sunrise on the Veld" by Doris Lessing.
7. Write a short essay on the essential elements of the short story. How does it differ from the novel?
2. Year 2005
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
1. The short story writer usually emphasizes some anecdote that excites and surprises the reader. Discuss, keeping in mind more short stories you have read in your course.
2. Write a critical analysis of "A Clean Well Lighted Space" by E. Hemingway.
3. Discuss 'The Man Who Lived in a Shell' by Chekov and 'The Voice' by V.S. Pritchett.
4. Joyce's, 'The Dead' defies the conventional form of the short story regarding its characterization and stylistic technique.
5. Trace the ambivalent relationship between father and son in F. Kafka's 'The Judgement'.
6. Give an account in detail of any two short stories included in your course in the context of theme and point of view of the narrator.
7. Give a comprehensive account of the characteristics features of South Africa reflected in Nadine Gardiner's 'One Upon a Time'.
2. Write a critical analysis of "A Clean Well Lighted Space" by E. Hemingway.
3. Discuss 'The Man Who Lived in a Shell' by Chekov and 'The Voice' by V.S. Pritchett.
4. Joyce's, 'The Dead' defies the conventional form of the short story regarding its characterization and stylistic technique.
5. Trace the ambivalent relationship between father and son in F. Kafka's 'The Judgement'.
6. Give an account in detail of any two short stories included in your course in the context of theme and point of view of the narrator.
7. Give a comprehensive account of the characteristics features of South Africa reflected in Nadine Gardiner's 'One Upon a Time'.
3. Year 2006
Attempt FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. We are living in a period of an enormous variety of tensions, individual, collective and cultural and many are being released in the new genre, the short story. Define the short story in the light of the comment.
2. It is the short stories that, the new writers like Sara Suleri and Hanif Qureshi will give us the true particular essence of the art of Fiction. Elaborate the statement.
3. Give a critical commentary on Hemingway's, 'A Clean Well Lighted Place'.
4. In D.H. Lawrence's work men and women of our times have found their own restlessness most accurately mirrored. Comment.
5. The success of H.E. Bates' short stories is due on the whole to concord between the setting and the mood he tries to evoke, and the more the sentiments are revealed the more true they ring. Apply this comment to his story, 'The Woman Who had Imagination'.
6. Compare and contrast 'The Voice' by Pratchett and 'The Voice from the Well' by Amy Tan.
7. Bring out the characteristic features of South Africa reflected in the short stories by Nadine Gardiner.
2. It is the short stories that, the new writers like Sara Suleri and Hanif Qureshi will give us the true particular essence of the art of Fiction. Elaborate the statement.
3. Give a critical commentary on Hemingway's, 'A Clean Well Lighted Place'.
4. In D.H. Lawrence's work men and women of our times have found their own restlessness most accurately mirrored. Comment.
5. The success of H.E. Bates' short stories is due on the whole to concord between the setting and the mood he tries to evoke, and the more the sentiments are revealed the more true they ring. Apply this comment to his story, 'The Woman Who had Imagination'.
6. Compare and contrast 'The Voice' by Pratchett and 'The Voice from the Well' by Amy Tan.
7. Bring out the characteristic features of South Africa reflected in the short stories by Nadine Gardiner.
4. Year 2007
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Write a detailed account of the essential elements that contribute make a short story. Also say how it is different from the novel?
2. What are the characteristic elements of a short story that contribute to its distinctive quality?
3. Discuss the insights that Amy Tan offers into the 'alienation experience by those who are displaced from their own surroundings in ---- The Voice from the Wall".
4. Do you think the following stories share a common theme? If so how do the writers present it through the narrative?
5. What are the elements that make 'A Clean Well Lighted Place' --- by Hemingway a classic story?
6. The narrator part of the story in --- 'A Man of the Crowd' --- by E.A. Poe. How does this enhance dramatic element?
7. Write a detailed note on the H.E. Bates: The Woman Who had Imagination.
2. What are the characteristic elements of a short story that contribute to its distinctive quality?
3. Discuss the insights that Amy Tan offers into the 'alienation experience by those who are displaced from their own surroundings in ---- The Voice from the Wall".
4. Do you think the following stories share a common theme? If so how do the writers present it through the narrative?
5. What are the elements that make 'A Clean Well Lighted Place' --- by Hemingway a classic story?
6. The narrator part of the story in --- 'A Man of the Crowd' --- by E.A. Poe. How does this enhance dramatic element?
7. Write a detailed note on the H.E. Bates: The Woman Who had Imagination.
5. Year 2008
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. What features make short story a preferential choice for the readers. Give an elaborate answer to text included in your syllabus.
2. What is the main focus of Achebe in his short story 'Civil Peace'?
3. Critically evaluate the characterization in D.H. Lawrence's 'The Man Who Loved Islands'.
4. Give a detailed analysis of the artistic features of Alice Walker's 'The Strong Horse Tea'.
5. Compare V.S. Naipaul's story 'The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book' with A. Chekhov's.
6. What is Doris Lessing trying to bring to her readers in her short story, 'African Short Story'?
7. Considering Nadine Gardiner's 'Ultimate Safari' and 'Once Upon a Time', which would you appreciate more? Support your answer by giving cogent reasons.
2. What is the main focus of Achebe in his short story 'Civil Peace'?
3. Critically evaluate the characterization in D.H. Lawrence's 'The Man Who Loved Islands'.
4. Give a detailed analysis of the artistic features of Alice Walker's 'The Strong Horse Tea'.
5. Compare V.S. Naipaul's story 'The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book' with A. Chekhov's.
6. What is Doris Lessing trying to bring to her readers in her short story, 'African Short Story'?
7. Considering Nadine Gardiner's 'Ultimate Safari' and 'Once Upon a Time', which would you appreciate more? Support your answer by giving cogent reasons.
6. Year 2009
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. The greatest appeal in the short story lies in its brevity and intensity. Comment, giving examples from the short stories you have read.
2. Do you find elements of retrospective autobiography in Sara Suleri's "The Property of a Woman"?
3. Bring out the thematic and stylistic features of Poe's "The Man of the Crowd".
4. Keeping a close view of the text, discuss the main theme in Hemingway's "A Clean Well Lighted Place."
5. What makes, "The Dead" by Joyce a remarkable example of the modern short story?
6. Does the "Point of View" play an important role in the total effect of a short story?
7. Discuss with reference to, "The Woman Who had Imagination" by Bates.
8. In "A Man of the Crowd" by E.A. Poe, the writer enhances the dramatic interest of the narrative by making the narrator a part of the story. Discuss.
2. Do you find elements of retrospective autobiography in Sara Suleri's "The Property of a Woman"?
3. Bring out the thematic and stylistic features of Poe's "The Man of the Crowd".
4. Keeping a close view of the text, discuss the main theme in Hemingway's "A Clean Well Lighted Place."
5. What makes, "The Dead" by Joyce a remarkable example of the modern short story?
6. Does the "Point of View" play an important role in the total effect of a short story?
7. Discuss with reference to, "The Woman Who had Imagination" by Bates.
8. In "A Man of the Crowd" by E.A. Poe, the writer enhances the dramatic interest of the narrative by making the narrator a part of the story. Discuss.
7. Year 2010
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Most modern short stories dramatize the fragmentation and conflict of our lives. Elaborate with reference to two short stories included in your syllabus.
2. Anton Chekhov analyses human motivation and behaviour in his short stories. Discuss with close reference to the story - The Man Who Lived in a Shell.
3. Write a detailed critical comment on the story Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O' Connor.
4. Elaborate on how Edgar Allen Poe employs all the features of the short story in "The Man of the Crowd".
5. Justify the title of the story The Dead by James Joyce.
6. Critically examine the thematic concern in Amy Tan's short story The Voice From the Wall.
7. Discuss how the story My Son The Fanatic by Hanif Qureshi focuses on the dilemma of living in a cross-cultural society.
2. Anton Chekhov analyses human motivation and behaviour in his short stories. Discuss with close reference to the story - The Man Who Lived in a Shell.
3. Write a detailed critical comment on the story Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O' Connor.
4. Elaborate on how Edgar Allen Poe employs all the features of the short story in "The Man of the Crowd".
5. Justify the title of the story The Dead by James Joyce.
6. Critically examine the thematic concern in Amy Tan's short story The Voice From the Wall.
7. Discuss how the story My Son The Fanatic by Hanif Qureshi focuses on the dilemma of living in a cross-cultural society.
8. Year 2011
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the importance of point of view in the narrative technique of at least two short stories from the syllabus.
2. Discuss how Braithwaite in the short story Dream Haiti uses language to voice some of his thematic concerns.
3. Discuss Nadine Gordiner's Once Upon a Time as a modern fairy tale.
4. Discuss the symbolic significance of the title of the story Civil Peace by Achebe.
5. Explore the theme of identity as it is portrayed in Hanif Qureshi's story My Son the Fanatic.
6. Write a detailed commentary on the story A DAY by W. Trevor.
7. Discuss the importance of the setting in Strong Horse Tea by Alice Walker.
2. Discuss how Braithwaite in the short story Dream Haiti uses language to voice some of his thematic concerns.
3. Discuss Nadine Gordiner's Once Upon a Time as a modern fairy tale.
4. Discuss the symbolic significance of the title of the story Civil Peace by Achebe.
5. Explore the theme of identity as it is portrayed in Hanif Qureshi's story My Son the Fanatic.
6. Write a detailed commentary on the story A DAY by W. Trevor.
7. Discuss the importance of the setting in Strong Horse Tea by Alice Walker.
9. Year 2012
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. How effectively has human relationship been explored in any two short stories from the syllabus you have read.
2. What is the symbolic significance of Lahore in the story The Property of Woman by Sara Suleri.
3. Trace evidence of Naipaul's craftsmanship as a short story writer in the story The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book.
4. Kafka famously wrote "The Judgment" in the one night in a burst of inspiration, making only minor revisions for the published version. Comment.
5. What is the theme of Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer?
6. Discuss Mahfooz's short story The Mummy Awakes as a political satire.
7. Discuss to what extent Hanif Qureshi is able to surprise readers with no immediate closures and no reassurance of any possible resolution in his short story My Son the Fanatic.
2. What is the symbolic significance of Lahore in the story The Property of Woman by Sara Suleri.
3. Trace evidence of Naipaul's craftsmanship as a short story writer in the story The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book.
4. Kafka famously wrote "The Judgment" in the one night in a burst of inspiration, making only minor revisions for the published version. Comment.
5. What is the theme of Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer?
6. Discuss Mahfooz's short story The Mummy Awakes as a political satire.
7. Discuss to what extent Hanif Qureshi is able to surprise readers with no immediate closures and no reassurance of any possible resolution in his short story My Son the Fanatic.
10. Year 2013
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Has the short story today become "The most necessary and natural expression of the age?" Discuss with close reference to the story Everything that Rises Must Converge by Flannery O' Connor.
2. Discuss Nadine Gordimer's short Ultimate Safari as a political satire.
3. Write a detailed critical analysis of The Judgment by Franz Kafka.
4. Analyze how Hanif Qureshi's My Son the Fanatic represents conflicting nations of modern British identity.
5. 'In Okri's story, anything is possible'. To what extent is this valid with reference to 'What the Tapster Saw'?
6. Write a detailed comment on the setting and its significance in African Short Story by Doris Lessing.
7. Discuss the characterization in the story The Dead by James Joyce.
11. Year 2014
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Which salient features of a short story do differentiate if from a novel?
2. How does Alice Waider satirize racial and colour discrimination in her short story "Strong Horse Tea"?
3. 'The Man Who Loved Islands' by D.H. Lawrence ridicules idealism through the experience of a man who fails due to the intrusion of his own human imperfection. Discuss it.
4. What is the significance of the framed narrative technique used in the context of the story 'Once Upon a Time' by Nadine Gordimer?
5. Do you think that the title of the story "The Dead" by James Joyce is justifiable?
6. Why does Jonathan, the central character of Achebe's short story "Civil Peace" count himself 'extraordinary lucky' after facing a painful experience of war?
7. Discuss the symbolic significance of the city of Lahore in the story "The Property of Woman" by Sara Suleri.
12. Year 2015
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Write a short essay on the salient features of the short story. Also explain how is it different from the novel?
2. In your mind, who is the most forceful character in N. Gardiner's "Once Upon a Time"? Elaborate.
3. Give a critical account of Hemingway's narrative technique in his short story "A Clean Well Lighted Place".
4. Bring out the thematic and stylistic features of Poe's "The Man of the Crowd".
5. Discuss the symbolic significance of the title of the story "Civil Peace" by Achebe.
6. Write a detailed note on the characterization in the story "The Dead" by James Joyce.
7. What is the importance of setting in "Strong Horse Tea" by Alice Walker?
13. Year 2016
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Do you think that the genre of short stories has considerably replaced the one of novel? If so, what are the logical reasons in your opinion?
2. How does Anton Chekhov analyze human behaviour and motivation in his story "The Man Who Lived in a Shell"?
3. Give a comparative study of "The Voice" by Pritchett and "The Voice from the Wall" by Amy Tan.
4. Discuss how the setting contributes to the total development and impact of the story "A Sunrise on the Veld" by Doris Lessing.
5. In D.H. Lawrence's works, men and women of our times have found their own restlessness most accurately mirrored. Comment in detail.
6. Critically evaluate the concept of 'Nada' in Hemingway's "A Clean Well Lighted Place".
7. The colonial culture of downtrodden Indians is well reflected in the language and style of V.S. Naipaul's work "Night Watchman's Occurance". Elaborate.
14. Year 2017
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. In 'The Man of the Crows' by Edgar Allan Poe, the writer enchances the dramatic interest of the narrative by making the narrator a part of the story. Discuss.
2. 'The Diviner' is story aspiring higher aims in parapsychology, therefore it gives us a greater scope of human capabilities. Elaborate.
3. Hemingway's style and language, both are unique and deep in philosophy and human understanding. Give references and illustrations from 'A Clean Well Lighted Place'.
4. 'Strong Horse Tea' exposes the so called hollow slogans of equality and social justice in a developed society. Comment on the sentimentalism and pathos in the story.
5. 'Civil Peace' draws our attention towards the deadly aftermaths and shocks of the post war time. Do you agree?
6. 'The Man Who Lived in a Shell; by Chekov is not only the story of an introvent, but it also hints at the socio political live of the Russians in the late 19th century. Discuss with reference to its historical perspective.
7. Human potential and creative imagination are an infinite sea of exploration. Man never gets tired of creating and re-creating his hown realms where he is 'I, me and myself' alone. Elaborate with reference to 'The Man Who Loved Islands'.
15. Year 2018
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Most of the modern short stories dramatize the fragmentation and conflict of our lives. Elaborate with reference to any TWO short stories in your syllabus.
2. Why does Jonathan, the hero of Achebe's short story "Civil Peace" consider himself 'extraordinary lucky' after facing a horrible experience of War?
3. Trace the feminist strains in Sara Suleri's "The Property of Women".
4. "The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book" by V.S. Naipaul aptly depicts the plight of the marginalized Third World Immigrants in the West. Discuss with a close reference to the text.
5. "The Woman Who Had Imagination" by H.E. Bates deals with the protagonist's journey towards an epiphany. Do you agree? Give examples from the text.
6. Brathwaite makes effective use of stream of consciousness and irony in "Dream Haiti". Explain with reference to the story.
7. Trace the influence of the Lost Generation in Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean Well Lighted Place".
16. Year 2019
Attempt any FOUR questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. According to John Gerlach "The short story blends the brevity and intensity of a lyric poem with the narrative traits (plot, character, themes) of the novel". Do you agree? Substantiate your answer with reference to any two short stories in your syllabus.
2. "The Man Who Lived in a Shell" depicts the destructive impact of societal restrictions on individuals. Discuss in detail.
3. Account for the Kafkaesque style used to depict the father-son conflict in "The Judgment".
4. "The Property of Woman" by Sara Suleri paints a bleak picture of Lahore. Analyze the symbolic significance of the setting in the story.
5. chinua Achebe blends irony with optimism in "Civil Peace" to draw attention to the critical issues prevailing in Nigeria. Explain with reference to the text.
6. How effectively does Amy Tan's "The Voice from the Wall" present an insignt into the immigrants' experience of alienation? Discuss.
7. Brian Friel's focus is the marginalized sections of society. Discuss with reference to his story "A Day".
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