Reading_Postcolonial_Literature

Examinee’s
Name:
_____________________
 
 Department
of
English
 Bahauddin
Zakariya
University
 Multan
 BS‐English,
Semester‐VII,
2008‐2012
 Final‐term
Exam

 13th
January,
2012
 
 Roll
Number:
___________________
 
 Course
Title:
Post‐Colonial/Postcolonial
Literature
 Course
Code:
407
 Course
Instructor:
Junaid
Hafeez
 Exam
starts
at
9:00
AM

 Time
allowed:
120
minutes

 Maximum
Marks:
50
 Attempt
 all
 the
 questions.
 Let
 the
 space
 between
 adjacent
 words/lines
 be
 nominal,
 i.e.,
 do
 not
 give
 more
than
necessary
space
between
the
words
or
lines
you
produce.

 Q.1:
How
does
the
following
pamphlet
from
An
American
Brat
show
that
arbiters
of
religion
maintain
 their
hegemony
in
the
name
of
‘purity’
through
arbitrary
laws
that
do
not
follow
any
logic'
Why
has
 the
 pamphlet
 been
 written
 in
 block
 letters'
 Do
 you
 find
 any
 similarity
 for
 the
 given
 ‘rule’
 in
 your
 society
 when
 it
 comes
 to
 cross‐cultural,
 cross‐lingual,
 and
 cross‐provincial
 marriages,
 or
 when
 the
 bride
and
groom
do
not
belong
to
the
same
caste/religious
sect'
How
would
you
infer
from
the
given
 sermon
 that
 the
 given
 attitude
 suggested/ordered
 by
 the
 religious
 powers
 is
 a
 threat
 to
 pluralism,
 peace,
and
harmony
in
the
society/world'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 











3+1+3+3=10
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 NOTICE
 PLEASE NOTE THAT ACCORDING TO THE PARSEE, ZOROASTRIAN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, PERCEPTS, TENETS, DOCTRINES, HOLY SCRIPTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, ONCE A PARSEE-ZOROASTRIAN MARRIES A NONZOROASTRIAN, HE OR SHE IS DEEMED TO HAVE RENOUNCED THE FAITH AND CEASES TO BE A PARSEE-ZOROASTRIAN. THE LAWS OF PURITY OF THE ZOROASTRIAN FAITH FORBID INTERMARRIAGES, AS MIXING PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL GENES IS CONSIDERED A CARDINAL CRIME AGAINST NATURE. HENCE, HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMUNAL OR RELIGIOUS RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES. Q.2:
 After
 going
 through
 the
 given
 passage
 from
 God
 of
 Small
 Things
 and
 the
 photograph
 showing
 castrated
 horse
 statues
 in
 Multan
 cantonment
 area,
 would
 you
 endorse
 the
 view
 that
 religion
 (or
 a
 particular
 construct
 of
 religion)
 curbs
 human
 instincts,
 and
 puts
 a
 ban
 on
 human
 longings
 and
 expression'
Is
it
compulsory
for
an
artist/human
being
to
be
a
‘moralist’,
especially
when
it
is
known
 that
morality
itself
is
a
human
construct'
Who
decides
what
is
moral,
what
is
immoral'
Do
you
believe
 in
the
validity
of
the
systems
of
‘morality’
you
have
inherited
from
your
family
and
schooling'
How
far
 are
they
rational,
and
to
what
extent
they
control
your
liberty
and
will
to
live'



 






3+3+3+3+3=15
 Six
 months
 later
 she
 was
 complaints
 from
 senior
 girls.
 rightly)
 of
 hiding
 behind
 doors
 with
her
seniors.
When
she
was
 about
 her
 behavior
 (cajoled,
 eventually
 admitted
 that
 she
 whether
 breasts
 hurt.
 In
 that
 were
 not
 acknowledged.
 They
 (and
 if
 they
 didn’t
 could
 they
 
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1
of
2)
 expelled
 after
 repeated
 She
 was
 accused
 (quite
 and
 deliberately
 colliding
 questioned
 by
 the
 Principal
 caned,
 starved),
 she
 had
 done
 it
 to
 find
 out
 Christian
 institution,
 breasts
 weren’t
 supposed
 to
 exist
 hurt').
 
 
 Q.3:
 What
 does
 the
 following
 extract
 from
 Sara
 Suleri’s
 Meatless
 Days
 tell
 about
 the
 social
 role
 of
 women
 in
 Pakistani
 society'
 How
 much
 of
 the
 following
 concordance
 resonates
 with
 you
 (or
 the
 women
in
your
circle)
in
real
life'
To
what
extent
can
you
revolutionize
(or
even
reverse)
the
gender
 roles
in
your
house/workplace/class‐room/society/world'
Does
the
degree
of
change
you
wish
to
bring
 depend
upon
whether
you
are
a
male,
or
a
female'
 
 
 
 
 










3+2+3+2=10
 
 To
a
stranger
or
an
acquaintance,
however,
some
vestigial
remoteness
obliges
me
 to
 explain
 that
 my
 reference
 is
 to
 a
 place
 where
 the
 concept
 of
 woman
 was
 not
 really
 part
 of
 an
 available
 vocabulary:
 we
 were
 so
 busy
 for
 that,
 just
 living,
 and
 conducting
precise
negotiations
with
what
it
mean
to
be
a
sister
or
a
child
or
a
wife
 or
a
mother
or
a
servant. 
 Q.4:
 Translate
 the
 following
 extract
 (taken
 from
 an
 Urdu
 short‐story
 titled
 Chacha
 Mamdu
 VS
 Gama
 Teeli
 by
 Nayyer
 Mustafa)
 into
 English.
 After
 you
 are
 done
 with
 translation,
 compare
 the
 translated
 English
version
with
the
original
Urdu
text,
and
look
for
the
areas
where
the
meanings
of
the
original
 Urdu
text
dropped
while
migrating
between
two
languages.
 
 
 
 
 
 





5+5=10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Q.5:
 Transliteration/relexification,
 glossing,
 literal
 translation/translation
 equivalents,
 neologism,
 code‐mixing/code‐switching,
 untranslated
 words
 from
 indigenous
 languages
 are
 some
 of
 the
 linguistic
 and
 textual
 strategies
 used
 by
 Bapsi
 Sidhwa
 in
 her
 fictions
 in
 order
 to

 provide
 for
 a
 solution
 to
 the
 postcolonial
 challenges
 of
 bilingualism/multilingualism
 and
 biculturalism/multilingualism.
 Identify
 the
 particular
 textual/linguistic
 strategy
 employed
 by
 the
 author
in
the
following
extracts,
and
place
them
accordingly.

 
 
 
 
 
 


 5
 
 1. General
Zia
is
infecting
her
.
.
.
then
the
mullahs
should
wear
burqa
and
stay
within
 the
fours
walls
of
their
houses.

 2. Nikka
turned
insufferably
arrogant
.
.
.
he
would
not
let
fly
a
fly
alight
on
his
nose.
 3. Tanya
had
once
gone
to
a
festive
mela.
 4. .
 .
 .
 the
 village
 women,
 the
 girls
 try
 not
 to
 smile
 or
 giggle.
 They
 must
 have
 heard
 their
mothers
and
aunts
(as
I
have)
say:
Hasi
to
phasi!
Laugh
(and),
get
laid!
 5. Why
you
not
have
bath'
Water
bite
you'
 6. Hindus,
Muslims
and
even
the
Sikhs
are
going
to
jockey
for
the
power
.
.
.
and
if
you
 jump
.
.
.
you’ll
be
mangled
into
chutney.
 7. Relax.
The
sparrow
won’t
come
to
roost
till
two
o’clock.
He’s
at
Hira
Mandi!
 8. We
will
show
them
who
will
leave
Lahore!
Raj
karega
Khalsa,
akhi
rahi
na
koi!
.
.
.
the
 Sikhs
.
.
.
shriek
with
roar:
Pakistan
Murdabaad!
Death
to
Pakistan!
 9. Manek’s
nostril
flared
.
.
.
I
can
smell
a
desi.
 10. .
.
.
that
Bhutto
.
.
.
had
them
roti,
kapra,
makan—bread,
clothes,
and
shelters.
Some
 men
shouted,
Bhutto
Zindabaad!
Long
Live
Bhutto!
 
 
 
 
 
 
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