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Women In Literature Question Paper

Women In Literature

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENY ATT A UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS
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DATE: Friday zs" November, 2008
TIME:
8.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question 1 and any other TWO questions.
1. (Compulsory Question)
Illustrate how any ONE African myth OR short story affirms patriarchy. (26 marks)
2.
"One morning, a woman rose and wrapped her cloth firmly around her waist and said, 'today I will bring back something to eat: and the men begun to understand that if times were bringing forth a new breed of men, they were also bringing forth a new breed of women". Sembene Ousmane's God's Bits of Wood. P 34. Illustrate your understanding of this statement with close reference to the text.
3.
What in your opinion makes Song of Lawino by Okot P Bitek a relevant text in this unit?
4.
With reference to both "Letter to a Feminist Friend" and "Bride" illustrate the characteristic elements of style that portray the poems examples of feminist reading.
5.
So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba illustrates how two women make different choices faced with the challenge of polygamy. How do the choices reflect the different characters of the women?