Complete the activities given below as per the instructions : (4 marks)(I) Match the columns given below in column A ‘Types of novel’ to column B ‘Language origin’ : (2)Column ‘A’Column ‘B’(1) Picaresque(a) Latin(2) Epistolary(b) Spanish(3) Bildungsr…

Answer: (I) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c; (II) (a) True, (b) True, (c) False, (d) True.

(I)

(II)
(a) Psychological novel means the flow of thought. — True (it explores the inner thoughts and feelings of characters through the ‘stream of consciousness’).
(b) The pulp fiction era provided a building ground for a detective fiction. — True (cheap pulp magazines of the early 20th century popularised detective stories).
(c) Realistic novel narrates the adventures of the protagonist. — False (it is the picaresque novel that narrates the adventures of the protagonist; a realistic novel depicts everyday life as it is).
(d) Hercule Poirot is the evergreen detective character created by Agatha Christie. — True.