Caribbean Prose Question Paper

Caribbean Prose

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

ALT 404:
CARIBBEAN PROSE

DATE: Thursday, 15th April, 2010

TIME: 4.30 p.m. ? 6.30 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and TWO other questions. Take care not to use the same material
across answers.
1.
Compulsory

If literature mirrors or signifies the emotional consciousness of a people, discuss
the unique reflection of the West Indian situation that Miguel Street presents. In
so doing, compare its trajectory with at least one other novel you have studied in
this unit.

(26 marks)

2.
A Small Place and Annie John :
In what ways do these two works, one nonfiction and the other fiction, epitomize
the concerns of Jamaica Kincaid?

(22 marks)

3.
A Brighten Sun:

By considering Chaguanas, the Dry River, Barataria among others, discuss the
significance (s) that setting bear(s) in this novel.

(22 marks)

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4.
In the Castle of My Skin:
What types of change does Castle explore and how are they signified through
various aspects of the novel?

(22 marks)

5.
The Leopard:

Examine The Leopard?s exploration of the contrasting values of hatred and
humanity, and violence and honour.

(22 marks)

6.
Summer Lighting and Other Stories:

The child characters in Olive Senior?s stories do not develop like those in the
bildungsroman you have studied. Discuss her concerns for children and
significant adults in two or three of her stories.

(22 marks)

7.
Homestretch

The epigraph to this novel reads:

It is time to plant

Feet in our earth. The hearts? Metronome

Insists on this arc of islands

as home.

With reference to the experiences and actions of the major characters in this
novel, show how far this epigraph may be considered apt.
(22 marks)

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