Past papers of M.A English Short Stories Part 2 Of UOS

University of Sargodha

M.A/M.Sc Part-II, 2nd Annual Exam 2008

English- V                    Short Stories

Maximum Marks: 60                                                                                             Time Allowed: 2:15 Hours
New Pattern                                                                                                                          Subjective Part
Note: Attempt any four questions. All questions carry equal marks.
Q.3. In D.H. Lawrance’s work men and women of our times have found their own restlessness
most accurately mirrored. Comment.
Q.4. Trace the ambivalent relationship between father and son in F. Kafka’s “The Judgment”.
Q.5. The Individual, Collective and cultural tensions are released in the modern short stories.
Describe and discuss any two prescribed short stories in the light of this statement.
Q.6. In “The Voice from the Wall” Amy Tan reveals her insight into the alienation
experienced by those who are displaced from their own surroundings. Discuss.
Q.7. Comment on the element of retrospective autobiography in Sara Suleri’s “The Property
of a Woman”.
Q.8. Write a short essay on the essential elements of the short stories. How does it differ from
the Novel?
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