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a) What happens immediately before this excerpt?
Wandia requests Aoro to take her and family to NJoro in order to visitAwiti to seek adviceon the scholarship. At Njoro, they have a good time; meeting relations and sharing experiences and meals. Wandia and Awiti engage in a dialogue at the kitchen.
b) What is the purpose of dialogue in this excerpt?
Dialogue brings out the warm relationship between Wandia and Awiti. It brings out Wandia’s nature as concerned. She could not disclose the scholarship issue to her family at first without consulting for she thought it could affect the stability of the family.
c) How are female characters brought out in this excerpt?
They are brought out as supportive. ?1 Wandia seeks help from Awiti while offers insightful advice to Wandia and even offers to help. They are brought out as strong characters. Despite having six children, Wandia is making a serious decision of pursuing her scholarship in abroad. She resembles Awiti. ?1
d) “The children, who apparently have some very powerful grinders in their tummies.”
Identify the figure of speech in the above statement and its importance.
Figurative language/humour. It breaks the tension created especially when placed immediately after Wandia makes a serious decision.
e) Identify an idiom and give its meaning.
Tear herself – struggle / work hard
Powerful grinders – active and in need of lots of energy / food.
f) Identify and comment on any two thematic concerns in the excerpt.
Family unity / family cohesion Wandia and Awiti who are members of the same larger family are united and supportive of each other. They are concerned about family members.
Feminism. Females in this context are archetypal figures. They bond in order to go about the common challenges met by females. Awiti is concerned whether Aoro is an oppressive force to Wandia’s development.
g) “I have a scholarship to study in America for a year” (write in reported speech)
Wandia reported that she had a scholarship in America for a year.
h) From elsewhere in the novel make notes on the achievements of Wandia.
• Excels at the university
• Emerges the best in human anatomy
• Attains a PHD
• Supports her aging mother
• Brings up Vera’s children
i) Change into an interrogative.
I have a scholarship to study in America for a year.
Did I have a scholarship in America for a year?
j) Comment on what happens immediately after this extract.
Father Tony and Aoro are nostalgic of their boyhood period they celebrate each other’s;
Tony’s fulfillment in priesthood and Aoro’s achievements as a father. They both marvel at the strong character Akoko.
Musyoxx answered the question on February 27, 2018 at 15:15
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