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Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU)
Assignment for the MA English Programme (Session 2024-25)

Session: 2024-25 Max. Marks: 30
Program Name : M.A. (First Semester)
Course Code: MAEN 104 (N)
Course Name : British Novel

SECTION-A
Note: Short answer type question (approx. 200 to 300 words) Marks
1 What factors led to the development of English novel? Discuss in brief.
2 What does Tom symbolize?
3 Why does Estella rejects Pip’s love?
4 Who is the villain in Great Expectations?
5 What is picaresque novel?
6 Write the difference between plot and story.

SECTION- B
Note: Long answer type question (approx. 500 to 800 words) Marks-18
7 Discuss Tom Jones as a picaresque novel.
OR
What is the significance of the title Tom Jones?
8 Evaluate Jane Austen as a domestic novelist.
OR
Discuss marriage as a theme in Emma by Jane Austen.
9 Discuss Pip-Estella relationship in Great Expectations.
OR
How do nature and fate play a role in the novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles?