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Commonwealth Literature Question Paper
Commonwealth Literature
Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2007
KENY ATT A UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2007/2008
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AND BACHELOR OF ARTS
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DATE: Thursday 29th November 2007
TIME: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer THREE Questions, ONE from Section A, and any TWO
from Section B. Avoid duplication of material.
Section A
1.
'The Commonwealth bears no resemblance to the empires of the past. It is an entirely new conception built on the highest qualities of the spirit of man: friendship, loyalty, and the desire for freedom and peace.' Queen Elizabeth II Evaluate this statement, basing your argument on ONE of the selected texts.
Section B
2.
'I was really attracted to the idea that when Europe first came to India it didn't come for conquest, though subsequently there was, of course, conquest. It came looking for pepper. To think that this whole incredible history grows out of a grain of pepper ... ' Salman Rushdie Discuss at least TWO significant aspects of this history, and the way they affect the characters in Salman Rushdie's Midnights Children.
3.
In Passport Control, Kwame Dawes reflects on the 'absence of home' . Analyse the ways in which this desire for a place to call home is enacted in this story.
4.
'We are lost between the traditional African culture and the modem culture. We don't know how to incorporate them, and there are no role models. The world is so Western, and we want to retain our core identity.' Nozipo Maraire With reference to TWO texts, discuss the notion of identity in post-independence writing.
5.
'The scramble for Africa may be over, but the struggle for her history, her art, her literature and her children rages on unabated'. Nozipo Maraire Using example from texts read in the Unit, and with reference to contemporary issues, assess this statement.
6.
'My father-proudly Kenyan, hopelessly (as I now think) colonial-went to India once, and brought back my mother. He found everything in India dirty and poor, and for the most part he had a miserable time of it'. M G Vassanji Reflect on the factors that bring India to Kenya, and analyse this relationship with close reference to The In-Between World of Vikram Lall.
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