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AFL721S - AFRICAN LITERATURE - 1ST OPP - NOV 2024 |
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OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: AFL 721 S
COURSE NAME: AFRICAN LITERATURE
SESSION: NOVEMBER 2024
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER:
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
Ms. F.A. Strauss-Nghihalua
MODERATOR: Prof F.Opali
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ONLY 3 questions.
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF _2_ PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTION A: COMPULSORY
[30 MARKS]
Question 1: Master Harold ... and the Boys
a) Analyse the significance of the title Master Harold ... and the Boys.
(6)
b) Discuss the theme of race and racism in Master Harold ... and the Boys.
(6)
c) Examine the role of memory and the past in shaping the characters' identities in
Master Harold ... and the Boys.
(6)
d) Evaluate the significance of the ballroom dance as a symbol in Master
Harold ... and the Boys.
(6)
e) Explore the concept of betrayal in Master Harold ... and the Boys.
(6)
SECTION B: OPTIONAL
ANSWER ANY TWOQUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
[70 MARKS]
Question 2: The Thing Around Your Neck
(35marks)
Critically analyse how Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses themes of displacement
and identity in The Thing Around Your Neck (2008) in at least three stories from the
collection. In your analyses consider the intersections of culture, gender, and power in
shaping the characters' experiences.
Question 3: Songs of Lawino
(35marks)
Discuss how Okot p'Bitek uses contrast in Songs of Lawino (1966) to portray the conflict
between African tradition and Westernization and analyse how the characters of Lawino
and Ocol represent these cultural tensions.
Question 4: The Lie of the Land
(35 marks)
Examine the theme of displacement in The Lie of the Land (2017) by J.D. Utley. How do
the characters' experiences of land, belonging, and identity reflect broader socio-
political issues in postcolonial Africa?
TOTAL MARKS: 100
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