Survey Of African Literature Question Paper
Survey Of African Literature
Course:Bachelor Of Arts In Literature
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
ARTS
ALT 202: SURVEY OF AFRICAN LITERATURE
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DATE: FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2010
TIME: 4.30 ? 6.30 P.M
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer Question ONE and two other Questions. In Total answer THREE questions only
1.
African literature focuses on African experience at different historical periods? Discuss [ 26 marks]
2.
With reference to two poems in Margaret Dickinson?s when Bullet Begin to Flower, critically assess salient thematic concerns addressed in the texts. [ 22 marks]
Either
3
a)
Referring to Tsitsi Dangerembga?s Nervous conditions, critically analyse the extent to which the women who attempt to break away are caught in a guilt trap. [ 22 marks]
or
b)
To what extent has Chinua Achebe in Anthills of the Savannah succeeded in portraying the excesses of dictatorship in Africa?
4.
Discuss the nature of rebellion in any two of the following texts:
i)
Bessie Head The collector of Treasures ( Botswana )
ii)
Ama Ata Adoo ? In the cutting of a Drink? (Ghana)
iii)
Nawal El Saadawi- ? A Modern Love Letter?.( Egypt)
5.
Analyse the nature of dramatic conflict in any ONE of the plays you have studied in this course. [ 22 marks]
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