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African Literature Question Paper

African Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENY ATT A UNIVERSITY
II
UNIVERSITY
EXAMINATIONS
2007/2008
FIRST SEMESTER
EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF
ARTS AND BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION
ALT
,
401: AFRICAN LITERATURE~ .
DATE: Wednesday s" December, 2007
TIME:
11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
INSTRUCTIONS
""
Answer any three questions
1. In Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God, the theme of tragedy is as a result ofa
complex combination of events, factors and characters. Discuss with close
reference to the text.
2. To achieve socio-economic empowerment requires commitment to struggle for
change. Illustrate the truth of this statement with reference to the strike in
Sembene Ousmane's God's Bits a/Wood.
3. Under apartheid, any committed creative writer must speak against social and
political injustice. How does Alex La Guma's In the Fog of the Season's End, use
both themes and style to demonstrate this?
4. With close reference to Margaret Dickinson's When Bullets Begin to Flower
illustrate how the theme of political struggle and hope are portrayed.
5. The underlying theme in Ike Oguine's A Squatter's Tale is economic illusion both
in Africa and in America. Using any two characters, discuss this.
6. Symbolism is Ayi Kwei Armah's most convincing device of expression in The
Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. Discuss
7.
EITHER
How relevant do you find Alifa Riffaat's short stories to the predicament ofa modem
Muslim woman?
OR
Using any two characters, discuss the plight of a woman as portrayed by Mariama Ba
in So Long a Letter.

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