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Commonwealth Literature Question Paper

Commonwealth Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In English And Linguistics

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS
ALT 204: COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE

DATE: Friday 5th December, 2008
TIME: 11.00 a.m. ? 1.00 p.m.

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.

Respond to this statement, demonstrating your understanding of the rational
behind the formation of the Commonwealth.

SECTION B
2.
Chinua Achebe?s Things Fall Apart marks its Golden Jubilee this year. Discuss
THREE aspects that have distinguished this novel as an African Classic.
3.
?The scramble for Africa may be over, but the struggle for her history, her art, her
literature and her children rages on unabated?.

How does Amai va Zenzele arrive at this position?
4.
Salman Rushdie?s work is sometimes perceived through the prism of The Satanic
Verses (1988). What lessons do you draw from the controversy generated by this
novel regarding the discipline of Literature?

2

5.
My brother, I have no words

to repeat the howl of the crippled land

at the amputation of a limb ? Kwame Dawes

Discuss the legacy of Slavery and of Colonialism in the Caribbean. Using
examples from the text, illustrate the ways in which this legacy is played out in
?Passport Control?.
6.
Rwanda recently joined the East African Community, and is currently preparing
to join the Commonwealth. Discuss the most significant steps it has taken to this
end, filtered through your reading of Yvonne Owuor?s Weight of Whispers.

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