Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The dominant tone of the novel is one of

A Detachment
B Anger
C Despondency
D Militancy

Question 27:

This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The major concern of the novel is the

A Promotion of simple, rural existence
B Need for women to assert themselves
C Clash of the old and the new
D Corrupt nature of urban life

Question 28:

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
One of the main features that sustains the reader's interest in the novel is the

A Creation and resolution of conflicts
B Sale of Henchard's wife
C Exploration of comic plot
D Wheat business in Casterbridge

Question 29:

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
What is represented by the characters of Henchard and Farfrae in the novel is the

A Contrast between the old and the new
B Conflict between belief and unbelief
C Conflict between a tragic and a comic hero
D Conflict between foolhardiness and kindness

Question 30:

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Characterization in the novel is designed to show that man's fate is determined by

A His character
B Forces beyond him
C His social background
D His community