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East African Prose Session Ii 2010 Question Paper

East African Prose Session Ii 2010

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2009/20010 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
COURSE CODE: LITE 210
COURSE TITLE: EAST AFRICAN PROSE
STREAM: SESSION II
DAY: THURSDAY
TIME: 9.00 – 11.00 A.M.
DATE: 12/08/2010

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer THREE questions, Questions ONE from Section A, and any TWO others from
Section B.

SECTION A - (30 MARKS)
COMPULSORY QUESTTION
1. Using examples from any texts you are familiar with discuss the postcolonial characteristics
of East African prose. (30 Marks)

SECTION B – (40 MARKS)
2. In what ways could Jomo Kenyatta’s short story “Gentlemen of the Jungle” be said to be
“answering” or “writing backs?” (20 Marks)
3. Focusing on the narrative technique demonstrate how ambivalence and contradiction
characterize A grain of wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. (20 Marks)
4. How may the concerns of Ngugi wa Thiong’os Agrain of wheat be said to differ from those
of Jomo Kenyatta’s “Gentleman of the Jungle”? (20 Marks)
5. “A man is born to die continually and start a fresh.”
Discuss the character of Mugo, Karanja and Gikenyo in the light of this statement.
(20 Marks)
6. “Neo-colonialism is a results of both foreign influence and local collaboration.”
Discuss this statement using examples from Petals of Blood. (20 Marks)

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