Alt 401: African Litrature Question Paper
Alt 401: African Litrature
Course:Bachelor Of Arts
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2016
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2016/2017
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION AND BACHELOR OF ARTS
ALT 401: AFRICAN LITERATURE.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer THREE questions
2. Question ONE is compulsory.
1.Some critics argue that African Literature is too limited to dealing with changing situation in Africa. By referring to two texts studied in this course, argue for or against this statement. (26Marks)
2. a) EVALUATE Chimamanda Adichie's portrayal of the inhumanity of war in "Half of a Yellow Sun" (22Marks)
OR
b) How Chimamanda Adiche's "Americanah" deals with some of the critical issues in the post-independence African experience. Identify any two such issues and discuss how effectively they are dealt with. (22Marks)
3. Ferdinand Onyono's "The House Boy" is a critique of colonialist ideology in Africa.Discuss?
4. Sometimes it is tempting to regard African women's writing as purely a literature of complaints and dissatisfaction. Referring to any short stories you have studied in this course, respond to this statement.
OR
Analise how questions of Apartheid inequality are raised through Alex La Guma's Short Stories in "A WALK IN THE NIGHT" (22Marks)
5. Comment on some of the issues that concern poets in Southern African Countries (22Marks)
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