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Litt 412:African Women In Literature Question Paper

Litt 412:African Women In Literature 

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013



KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''nd ''TRIMESTER 2013 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : LITT 412
UNIT TITLE : AFRICAN WOMEN IN LITERATURE
TIME : 2 HOURS




Instructions:

Answer any three questions.

Question One
"Ndungo CM (2012) observes that the Swahili and Gikuyu proverb represents the societeal attitude towards women through its use of positive images." By use of oral narratives from Kenya, argue the validity of above statements. (20mks)

Question Two
"Women should identify themselves and also must trust in themselves to overcome the multiple darknesses that compose life." Using Mariama Ba’s novel so long a letter show how female characteristics surmountodds in the society to survive. (20mks)

Question Three
Show how culture and religion combine to undermine women’s rights citing examples from short stories from Ethiopia and Somalia. (20mks)

Question Four
Presentation of Aminata by Francis Imbuga in Aminata seems to undermine women’s claim to equality. How true is this? (20mks)

Question Five
Early African writers of the African writers series fame tended to present African women as in capable as compared to their white counterparts. Using Okot P’Biteks song of Lawino, explain the worth of this statement. (20mks)






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