ADMISSION TEST FOR THE M.A.PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LITERATURE 2026-2027 - Answer all Questions - QI/Choose the correct answer

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Admission test question paper for the M.A. Programme in English Literature (2026-2027), instructing students to write their name on all exam copies, submit questions with an exam notebook, and answer all questions. The document provides multiple-choice questions covering topics such as Animal Farm, Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Poe’s The Black Cat, Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, Magical Realism, and shifts from Victorian realism to Modernism. It also includes questions on narrative techniques, free indirect discourse, omniscient narration, and existentialism versus absurdism concepts.

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# ADMISSION TEST FOR THE M.A.PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH LITERATURE 2026-2027Note:◆The Student's Name Must be Written on AlI Coples of the ExamQuestions Which Should beSubmitted with the Exam Notebook ·Answer all Questions QI/Choose the correet answer: 1.0rwell's manipulation of fable form in Animal Farm primarily enables him to:[A.Reject realismentirely A.Universalize political corruption beyond a single historical moment C.Defend totalitarianideology D.Eliminate symbolism from narrative structure] 2.In Orwell's Animal Farm,the pigs'appropriation of literacy most strongly reflects:[A.Thedemocratization of knowledge B.The relationship between discourse and ideological power C.The fuilure ofindustrialization D.Religious transformation] 3.1n Orwell'sAnimal Farm,which theoretical concept is best illustrated through Squealer's manipulationoflanguage?[A.Bakhtinian heteroglossia B.Jungian archetypes C.Aristotalion catharsi D.Foucauldiandiscourse and power]https://t.me/englit1616 4.The repeated revision of historlcal facts in the novel anticipates Orwell's concern with:[A.Historicalrelativism and authoritarian control of truth B.Magical realism C.Romantic nostalgin D.Ecological collapse] 5.Which statement best caplures Orwell's eritique of revolutionary movepmess?[A.Revolutions alwaysfail because citizens are unintelligentB.Violence guarantees equality B.Political revolutions riskreproducing the structures they opposeD.Capitalism is historically unavoidable] 6.In Golding's The Lord o/Flies,Golding's island functions primarily as:[A.Arealistie political state B.Amicrocosm of human civilization and psychological contlict C.A colonial paradise D.A purely naturalenvironment without symbolism] 7.In Golding's The Lord of Fies,the naval offierr's disappointment that the boys failed to behave"properly"is tronic because:A.Adult civilization itself is engaged in destructive warfareB.Theofficer admires savagery R.The boys are more civilized than adultsB.War has anded peacefully) 8.Golding's narrative suggests that civilization:[A.Completely eliminates violenceB.Is a fragileconstruct masking primitive instincts R.Has no relation to morality D.Exists naturally without effor) 9.Edgar Allen Poe's The Black Cat can best be interpreted as:[A.A literal supermatural demon only A.Aprojection of guilt and repressed conscience R.Pure comic symbolism D.A symbol of industrialization] 10.Poe's treatment of violence in the Black Cat mainly emphaslzes:A.The terrifying instability of thehuman mindB.Extenal social conffict C.Economie inequality D.Colonial expansion] 11.Hemingway's prose style in The Old Man and the Sea is best described as:[A.Omate and highlydecorative B.Minimalist and governed by the leeberg Theory R.Fragmented postmodern natration D.Gothic symbolism]https://t.me/englit¹616 12.In The Oldman and the Seu,Santiago's endurance despite suffering mainly reflects Hemingway'sconcept of:[A.Romantic heroism B.Religious fanaticism C.Marxist revolutionD.Grace underpressure] 13.0scar Wilde's portrayal of The Hoppy Prince before becoming a statue mainly critiques:[A.RomanticNati B.Aristoeratic isolation from social suffering C.Religious extremism D.Industrial labor systems] 14.In The Oldman and the Sea,Santiago's battle with the marlin can be interpreted as:[A.A conflictbetween civilization and technology A.A struggle for existential meaning and self-worth C.A rejection of tradition D.A crilique of capitalism alone] 15.In Magieal Realist fietion,magical events are typically presented as:[A.llusions created by unreliablenarrators B.Scientifie phenomena awaiting explanation C.Natural parts of everyday reality accepted bycharactersD.Dreams with no connection to reality] 16.The movement from Victorian realism to Modernist experimentation reflects a shift from………[A_Collective moral certainty to subjective consciousnessB.Industrialization to agriculture A.Democracy to monarchyB.Science to religion] 17.The technique of interi

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What are the submission and attendance instructions in the admission test?

The paper requires the student’s name to be written on all exam copies and the questions to be submitted with the exam notebook. Students must answer all questions.

Which works are referenced in the multiple-choice literary questions?

The questions reference Animal Farm, The Lord of the Flies, The Black Cat, The Old Man and the Sea, and works related to Magical Realism, Victorian realism, and Modernist experimentation.

What topics are covered beyond specific novels?

Beyond particular texts, the paper tests concepts such as narrative techniques (e.g., interior monologue, free indirect discourse, omniscient narration) and philosophical ideas including existentialism and absurdism.

Sep 25, 2026

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