BEGC-134 · December 2024 · English
IGNOU BEGC-134 December 2024 Previous Year Question Paper
READING THE NOVEL
Structured previous year question paper for BEGC-134, December 2024 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 10 · Sections: 3
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (GENERAL) IN ENGLISH (CBCS)
(BAG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2024
BEGC-134 : READING THE NOVEL
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : There are three Sections in this paper.
Attempt questions from all Sections as
directed.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following in about 100 words each. 4×5=20
(a) Main component of any literary work
(b) Character
(c) Narrative
(d) Feminist approach to the study of literature [ 2 ] BEGC–134
(e) Subaltern
(f) Colloquial language
Section—B
Note : Answer any two questions in about
150 words each. 2×10=20
Q2.What is the story of the novel The Awakening ?
Q3.How does this novel differ from the novel Paraja ?
Q4.Attempt a psychoanalytical reading of E dna Pontiellier in the novel The Awakening.
Q5.Who are the main characters i n the novel Paraja ? Briefly describe them.
Q6.Write about Ibo culture and how it has been depicted in the novel Things Fall Apart.
Section—C
Note : Answer any three questions in about
500 words each. 3×20=60
Q7.Write a note on the use of symbols in The Awakening.
Q8.Paraja is a subaltern novel. Comment on social exploitation and the condition of tribals in Paraja.
Q9.Things Fall Apart represents Ibo culture. How does this novel represent them at the time of colonization ?
Q10.Discuss the major character traits of Okonkwo’s personality in the novel Things Fall Apart.