ENG215: HOW TO READ NOVEL QUESTION BANK
1.Describe the developmental stages of the novel?
2.What are the three categories of novel mentioned in the unit?
3.What different steps are involved in the reading of a novel?
4.How does the novelist use the natural setting in ‘The Guide’?
5.Explain novel as a writer’s vision of life.
6.Consider Picaresque narratives as predecessors of the novel.
7. “Pamela is the first novel in English” Justify.
8. “Novel afford us an escape from the world of reality.” Discuss.
9. Explain the basic components of the novel in brief.
10. What do you understand by the term “Narrative Technique”?
11. Comment on the setting of Narayan’s “The Guide”.
12. Attempt a character-sketch of Velan.
13. Consider the story of “The Guide” as the story of “Crime and Punishment”.
14.Comment on the flashback technique as used by Narayan in “The Guide”.
15. Write briefly about the term “Theme”.
16.Comment on the device of loud thinking as is used by Hemingway in his “The Old
Man and the Sea”.
17. Consider Santiago as a religious person.
18. Explain Santiago’s character as a symbol of humanity.
19. “The ending of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ is the story of victory and defeat”. Justify.
20. Explain the terms ‘Analysis’, ‘Appreciation’ and ‘Evaluation’ in brief.
21. What are the important events of Raju’s past in ‘The Guide’?
22. State the difference between a Folk-tale and a novel.
23. Comment on Raju’s first encounter with Velan.
24. Attempt character sketch of the Pyol School master.
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