Section I
1. Write short answers of the following questions. (15)
(i) Taufiq Rafat's poetry has a profoundly Pakistani flavour. Accept or refute the statement by citing examples from his poems.
(ii) "Goodbye Party for Ms Pushpa" by Nissim Ezekiel hides a serious purpose underneath the comic exterior. What is that purpose? Explain.
(iii) What is the core thematic issue in "Burnt Shadows" by Kamila Shamsie?
Section 2
2. Answer the following questions in detail. (45)
(i) Discuss Mohsin Hamid's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" as a postcolonial text.
(ii) Journey and homecoming are recurring motifs in "The God of Small Things". Elaborate.
(iii) "Ice Candy Man" is a narrative about partition. How does the partition affect different characters in the novel?
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