B.A.

PART III

EXAMINATION [A Portrait of the artist as a young Man]

Prepared by- Sourav Nag
A. Answer all the following questions: 2x10

1. How did Stephen describe kinesis? 2. “Pull out his eyes/Apologise”- Who used to sing this song? 3. “Heavenly
God! cried Stephen`s soul, in an outburst of profane joy”- Refer to the context and explain the reason of Stephen`s
profane joy? 4. Mention any four features of the Hell as pointed out by Arnall. 5. Describe the dream vision of
Stephen regarding his home return. 6. “You are Mc Glade`s suck”-what does ‘suck’ mean? 7. What does Retreat
mean? “He would reward Good and punish the wicked”- who is the speaker? 8. Explain ‘Tower of ivory’ and
‘House of Gold.’ 9. What are the tree stings of human conscience? 10. Who was St. Xavier? What is retreat? 11.
What is the mythical significance of the name Dedalus? Was Stephen a namesake? 12. Who was Eileen? What
did Stephen think of her? 13. Why did the prefect of studies punish Stephen? How did Stephen protest against it?
14. Quote the epigraph to the novel and justify it. 15. Write in the same way as Stephen wrote on the flyleaf of
his Geography book the names of places. What does Stephen`s poor eye sight symbolize? 16. Summarise the
imaginary letter Stephen wrote to his mother. 17. “Really, Simon, said Mrs. Dedalus, you should not speak that
way before Stephen”-who is the speaker? Refer to the context of the remark. 18. In which chapel did Stephen
confess? Comment on his reaction after the confession. 19. Describe Stephen’s imaginary hell. 20. Give the
English rendering of the expression: “Quasi cedrus exaltata sum in Libanon et quasi cupressus in monte Sion”
B. Do you think that A Portrait of the artist as a young Man is a bildungsroman? Support your opinion with relevant
textual evidence. What did Roche call the Friday pudding and why? 10+2

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B.A. PART III

EXAMINATION [A Portrait of the artist as a young Man]

Prepared by- Sourav Nag
A. Answer all the following questions: 2x10

1. How did Stephen describe kinesis? 2. “Pull out his eyes/Apologise”- Who used to sing this song? 3. “Heavenly
God! cried Stephen`s soul, in an outburst of profane joy”- Refer to the context and explain the reason of Stephen`s
profane joy? 4. Mention any four features of the Hell as pointed out by Arnall. 5. Describe the dream vision of
Stephen regarding his home return. 6. “You are Mc Glade`s suck”-what does ‘suck’ mean? 7. What does Retreat
mean? “He would reward Good and punish the wicked”- who is the speaker? 8. Explain ‘Tower of ivory’ and
‘House of Gold.’ 9. What are the tree stings of human conscience? 10. Who was St. Xavier? What is retreat? 11.
What is the mythical significance of the name Dedalus? Was Stephen a namesake? 12. Who was Eileen? What
did Stephen think of her? 13. Why did the prefect of studies punish Stephen? How did Stephen protest against it?
14. Quote the epigraph to the novel and justify it. 15. Write in the same way as Stephen wrote on the flyleaf of
his Geography book the names of places. What does Stephen`s poor eye sight symbolize? 16. Summarise the
imaginary letter Stephen wrote to his mother. 17. “Really, Simon, said Mrs. Dedalus, you should not speak that
way before Stephen”-who is the speaker? Refer to the context of the remark. 18. In which chapel did Stephen
confess? Comment on his reaction after the confession. 19. Describe Stephen’s imaginary hell. 20. Give the
English rendering of the expression: “Quasi cedrus exaltata sum in Libanon et quasi cupressus in monte Sion”
B. Do you think that A Portrait of the artist as a young Man is a bildungsroman? Support your opinion with relevant
textual evidence. What did Roche call the Friday pudding and why? 10+2