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FINAL EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 2 SESSION 2015/2016
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DATE: t 1 JUN 1m\) DURATION: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES
INSTRUCTIONS
2. Answer any TWO (2) questions in Section A and the question in Section B.
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BIS3303: Novels and Short Stories in English 2
1. Cik Yam jumped up as if struck by a bolt of lightning. Can that dreaded thing most feared
by women be real, happening to her? Please God, let it not be true, she prayed.
(Mariah, p.l3)
Discuss 'that dreaded thing most feared by women' and its importance to this scene in
'Mariah'.
[10 marks]
2. "Yes, I've seen it," I said. "Your dreams can come true. Consult Mme La Valle
Personally."
"That's the one. Well, they came. All the dream-starved women of this dream -
starved
town, and Jonquil turned them from the neck up into whatever they wanted to be."
3. Is Ayah in Karim Raslan's Heroes a true hero? Discuss this with reference to the story.
[10 marks]
[10 marks]
1. Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth is often described as a depiction of poverty and hardship
in China. Discuss this statement with reference to:
i. theme
n. two main characters
[20marksJ
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