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 2008/2009
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING (IOL)
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ALT 202:
SURVEY OF AFRICAN LITERATURE
DATE: Tuesday, 16th February, 2010
TIME: 2.00 p.m. ? 4.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer THREE questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1.
Through critical analysis demonstrate how literary artists use their poetry to depict their suffering under colonial rule in Margaret Dickinson?s anthology When Bullets Begin to Flower.
2.
Without Yona there would be no play? Using this statement as your basis of argument discuss ways in which all the characters are connected to Yona in Francis Imbuga?s Burning or Rags.
3.
In what ways does Alex Laguma portray the plight of the black South African people in A Walk in The Night?
4.
Using appropriate examples discuss how Mariama Ba?s So Long a Letter exposes the weaknesses of the Islamic culture particularly in regard to women.
5.
In what ways is the oral literature of your people employed as a tool for the moral shaping of the community?
6.
In what ways do the main characters in Chinua Achebe?s novel A man Of The people depict the postcolonial experiences?
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