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 2009/2010
OPEN, DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE
OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
ALT 202: SURVEY OF AFRICAN LITERATURE
DATE: Saturday 24th July 2010 TIME: 8.00a.m ? 10.00a.m
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer three questions
Be clear and precise
1.
Referring to various issues such as authorship, audience, locale, identity issues and the language question in African Literature discuss the problematic of defining African Literature.
2.
If you were white and rich like Giorgio in Gitaa Moraa?s Crucible for Silver and Furnace for Gold would you fall in love with a black, poor, H.I.V positive and excluded girl like Lavina? Why, or why not?
3.
How does the narrator appropriate space in Gheina Mhlope?s ?The Toilet??
4.
The persona in Okot P Bitek's Song of Lawino makes a spirited defence of the African culture and World view. Discuss.
5.
By quoting from at least one poem from, David Diop, Aime cezaire and Sedor Senghor's poetry, discuss the broad issues of the Negritude Movement.
6.
By referring to any two short stories you have read in this course discuss how women are shown to be both unequal to and exploited by men.
7.
Discuss the nature of tragedy in Chinua Achebe?s Things Fall Apart.
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