BEGE-144 · June 2025 · English
IGNOU BEGE-144 June 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL
Structured previous year question paper for BEGE-144, June 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 7 · Sections: 2
Verified: 5 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONS.) ENGLISH
(BAEGH)
Term-End Examination
June, 2025
BEGE-144 : UNDERSTANDING THE NOVEL
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper has two Sections. Attempt
questions from both Sections.
Section—A
Q1.Write short notes on any four of the following in about 100 words each : 4×5=20
(a) First person narrative
(b) Rise of the novel [ 2 ] BEGE–144
(c) Types of characters
(d) Diaspora
(e) Notion of Time and Place
(f) Aristotle’s definition of plot
Section—B
Answer any four of the following questions
in about 350-400 words each. 4×20=80
Q2.Discuss the origin o f novel. Why did the novel flourish in the 18 th century England ?
Q3.Attempt a feminist critical approach to The Awakening.
Q4.Discuss the term ‘Subaltern’ with reference to Paraja.
Q5.Examine Okon kwo’s character as a tragic hero.
Q6.Discuss the impact of colonialism on the close-knit Igbo society with reference to Things Fall Apart.
Q7.Comment on the importance of songs and poems in the novel Paraja.