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AFL721S - AFRICAN LITERATURE - 1ST OPP - NOVEMBER 2022 |
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nAmlBIA unlVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF ENGLISHAND LINGUISTICSHONOURS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BAEN
LEVEL: 7
COURSE: AFRICAN LITERATURE
SESSION: NOVEMBER 2022
COURSE CODE: AFL721S
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 75
EXAMINER
MODERATOR
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
DR A. HAUTEMO
DR N. MLAMBO
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer THREE questions.
2. Section A is compulsory and as such you are all expected to answer the
question posed in there.
3. Section B is optional, and as such you are expected to answer any TWO
questions.
4. Write clearly and neatly.
5. Number the answers clearly.
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PAGES
(Including this front page}
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SECTION A
This section is compulsory and should be answered by everyone.
[25 MARKS)
QUESTION 1
[25 MARKS)
Discuss what African Literature is and analyse the major themes in African literature. Use specific
examples from the text Mr Harold and the boys ... by Athol Fugard to show how these themes are
dealt with.
SECTION B: OPTIONAL QUESTIONS
[SO MARKS]
Answer any two (2} questions from this section.
QUESTION 2
[25 MARKS]
Discuss the role and significance of the various settings in p'Bitek's Song of Lawino and Song of
Oco/. In your response, critically analyse the differences between African and Western lifestyles.
Make close reference to the texts.
QUESTION 3
[25 MARKS]
Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Beatrice and Aunty lfeoma in Adichie
Chimamanda's Purple Hibiscus.
QUESTION 4
[25 MARKS]
Critically analyse the play Sizwe Bansi is Dead by Athol Fugard and show how it expresses the
social, political and economic challenges faced by black South Africans during the apartheid era.
TOTAL MARKS [75]
END OF EXAMINATION
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