2017
(a) How does Sofya Marmeladov earn her living?
Ans: By selling her body/By prostitution.
(b) What is the name of Raskolnikov’s sister?
Ans: Dounia.
(c) How many rounds of shot does Meursault fire at the Arab?
Ans: Five rounds.
(d) Why was Meursault remorseless for the murder he committed?
Ans: Because the death sentence was imminent for him.
(e) What did Gregor do for a living before turning into an insect?
Ans: Gregor was a traveling salesman.
(f) What does the monstrous insect symbolize in The Metamorphosis?
Ans: Gregor’s innermost self.
(g) Who are the shipwrecked people in A Doll’s House?
Ans: Krogstad and Mrs. Linde.
(h) What work did Nora do to earn money?
Ans: Niddle-work and embroidery.
(i) Name the sons and daughters of Mother Courage.
Ans: Eilif, Swiss Cheese, and Kattrin.
(j) How did Gregor die?
Ans: His head fell to the floor and he died.
(k) What does Mother Courage decide to do at the end of the novel?
Ans: To carry on in spite of all she has lost.
(l) What does Gregor refuse to let anybody take away?
Ans: The picture of the woman in fur hanging on his wall.
2018
(a) What is Gregor’s surname in The Metamorphosis?
Ans: Samsa.
(b) What did Gregor’s father do for a living after the metamorphosis of Gregor?
Ans: Got a job as a bank attendant.
(c) Who is the narrator of the novel The Outsider?
Ans: Meursault.
(d) What are the themes in the play Mother Courage and Her Children?
Ans: Motherhood, the evils of war, and the feelings of women.
(e) What conflict do you notice in the relationship between Meursault and Marie?
Ans: Both of them delight in physical contact. Unlike Meursault, Marie has an emotional attachment too.
(f) What is the place setting of Mother Courage and Her Children?
Ans: Set in Europe during the Thirty Years’ War.
(g) What sickness does Dr. Rank suffer from?
Ans: Tuberculosis.
(h) Why did Nora’s father call her his doll-child?
Ans: To contribute to her subservient position.
(i) What Russian city does the story Crime and Punishment take place in?
Ans: St. Petersburgh.
(j) Why is Raskolnikov’s sister marrying?
Ans: For the money of her husband Luzhin, so that her brother Raskolnikov can continue his university studies.
(k) What is the dominant theme of the play A Doll’s House?
Ans: The emancipation of dominated women.
(l) What type of novel is Crime and Punishment?
Ans: Psychological novel.
2019
(a) Why does Gregor fail to communicate?
Ans: Because after his transformation, his words are no longer understandable.
(b) How did Gregor die?
Ans: His head fell to the floor and he died.
(c) What is the original language of the novel The Outsider?
Ans: French.
(d) Who is Marie Cardona?
Ans: Former co-worker of Meursault.
(e) What is the purpose of the chaplain’s visit?
Ans: To offer Meursault salvation.
(f) Who are the rival forces in the thirty years’ war?
Ans: Catholics and Protestants.
(g) What is the cause of the death of Swiss Cheese?
Ans: The failure of Mother Courage to bribe the catholic sergeant.
(h) Who says – “corruption is our only hope”?
Ans: Mother Courage.
(i) By what means did Nora borrow money?
Ans: By forging the signature of her ailing father.
(j) What is Dr. Rank’s theory about his disease?
Ans: He inherited the disease from his dissolute father.
(k) What is the significance of the number three?
Ans: Is a signal of doom.
(l) What is Raskolnikov’s theory on crime?
Ans: Illness accompanies crime.
2020
(a) What was Kafka by profession?
Ans: Lawyer.
(b) What was Gregor’s job?
Ans: Traveling salesman.
(c) Why is Meursault called an anti-hero?
Ans: Because being an atheist, he cannot lie.
(d) What was Meursault’s last wish?
Ans: The presence of a large crowd of witnesses during his execution.
(e) Where is Kattrin’s father from?
Ans: Germany.
(f) Name the children of Mother Courage.
Ans: Eilif, Swiss Cheese, and Kattrin.
(g) What is the sickness from which Dr. Rank suffers?
Ans: Tuberculosis.
(h) What work did Nora do to earn money?
Ans: Needlework and embroidery.
(i) Who does Raskolnikov owe money to?
Ans: His landlady.
(j) What is the philosophy of fatalism?
Ans: The philosophy of fatalism is the subjugation of all events or actions to fate or destiny.
(k) What brings Torvald out of his mind?
Ans: Worry over what Nora has bought.
(l) Where do the events in the play A Doll’s House take place?
Ans: In the city of Norway.
