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Mock Test Paper

BA (H) English Semester VI

Paper 14: Postcolonial Literatures

Marks: 75.

This question Paper carries 6 questions. Attempt any three. Each question carries 25 marks.

1. Several critics have called Okonkwo the tragic hero of Things Fall Apart. Do you agree? Justify your
answer.

2. Critically comment on Marquez’s treatment of machismo in Chronicle of a Death Foretold.

3. Mamang Dai’s poems explore the intricate relationship of the geographical landscape, history,
region and its inhabitants. Critically examine with reference to the poems prescribed in your
syllabus.

4. Critically evaluate the character of Dikeledi Mokopi in Bessie Head’s short story The Collector of
Treasures.

5. “Women writers in Africa write with the intention of giving voice and agency to their peers across
the continent.” Discuss this statement referring to any one short story from your course.

6. Critically discuss the tropes of region, race and gender in postcolonial literature. Do you think
postcolonial literature due to its overtly political overtones contributes to identity politics?