Fathers of Nations Excerpts With Answers
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1.Red the excerpt below then answer the questions that follow
The door to the bathroom opened. Fiona
emerged and started walking but stopped. Her eyes had not adjusted to the
darkness in the living room. “Where are you?” she asked.
“Over here” he said. “I have taken a couch
in the living room. Go take the bed in the bedroom.”
“You’re acting as if you might have a
wife,” she said. “Do you?” “No, she divorced me last year.”
“Did she?”
“Yes”
“Let’s see now. You studied in America at
a marriageable age.”
“Let me guess.” “Go ahead.” “She is
American.”
“Who? Pamela?”
“Yes it is. And, yes, she is American.
Enough about me now. Let’s turn to you. Shouldn’t your name still be Fiona
McKenzie?”
“Who told you it might have changed?” She
started walking to the bedroom. Her eyes had adjusted to the only light.
“Why was the Liberian Mauler calling you
Joy instead?” “It’s local slang for streetwalker.”
“He was calling you a streetwalker?”
“Yes, do you want me to draw a picture for
you? Where are you from anyway? Mars?” “No, Nigeria. Married?” “Me?”
The phone rang. He rose and answered the
landline by the couch. When he ended the call, his mood had darkened.
“What’s the matter?” she asked him. “You
seem upset all of a sudden. Who was on the phone?”
“One Chineke Chiamaka,” he said. “This man
was claiming I chided him for being drunk, when all he had was a “Pepsi”.
He wriggled in his improvised bed to protest his innocence against that
claim. “It beats me how he got my suite phone number in the first place,” he
added. “Anyway, I did not chide him. Why do people like to tell lies?”
QUESTIONS
i. What happens immediately before this excerpt? 4 marks
ii. Discuss two character traits of Abiola and one of Fiona McKenzie as brought out in the excerpt. 6 marks
iii. Why do people like telling lies? (Write in reported speech) 1 mark
iv. a. The phone rang. Add a question tag 1 mark
b. No, she divorced me last year. (Rewrite in the passive)
v. Highlight two themes raised in the excerpt. 4 marks
vi.Identify and illustrate two features of style used in the excerpt. 4 marks
vii.Explain the meaning of
the following words as used in the excerpt. 3 marks
a. Streetwalker
b. Wriggled
c. Chided
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Answers
Abiola and Chiamaka had just met in Seamount hotel
They introduce themselves
ii. Discuss two character
traits of Abiola and one of Fiona McKenzie as brought out in the excerpt. 6 marks
a. Abiola
ü Open/ honest-“No, she
divorced me last year.”
ü Keen- “Why was the
Liberian Mauler calling you Joy instead?”
ü Respectful- .
“I have taken a couch in the living
room. Go take the bed in the bedroom.”
ü Sacrificial-
he sacrifices the bedroom for Fiona
McKenzie- “I have taken a couch in the living room. Go take the bed in the
bedroom.”
ü Inquisitive- identify all
the instances where Abiola asks a lot of questions
(Plus any other relevant
answer/trait and illustration)
b. Fiona McKenzie
Inquisitive- “You’re acting as if you might have a wife,” she said. “Do you?”“Did she?”
Sarcastic-“Yes, do you want me to draw a picture for you? Where are you from anyway? Mars?”
iii. Why do people like
telling lies? (Report) 1
mark
Abiola wondered why people like telling lies
iv. a. The phone rang. Add a
question tag 1
mark
The phone rang, didn’t it
b. No, she divorced me last year. (Rewrite in the passive) 1 mark
I was divorced the previous year.
v. Highlight two themes raised in the excerpt 4 marks Sacrifice- . “I have taken a couch in the living room. Go take the bed in the bedroom.” Abiola sacrifices his pleasures of sleeping in the bedroom for Fiona McKenzie
Honesty- Abiola admits he had a wife and that she divorced him last year.
vi. Identify and illustrate
two features of style used in the excerpt 4 marks
Ø Direct Address-“Let’s see now. You studied in America at a marriageable age.”“Let me guess.” “Go ahead.” “She is American.”
“Who? Pamela?” (The dialogue must be written as it is in the
excerpt)
Ø Rhetorical questions-
“Why do people like telling lies?”
Ø Sarcasm- “Yes, do you
want me to draw a picture for you? Where are you from anyway? Mars?”
vii. Explain the meaning of
the following words as used in the excerpt
3 marks
a. Streetwalker-prostitute
b. Wriggled-moved
c. Chided-reproached angrily
2.Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. (20 marks)
Professor Kimani joined the University of Nairobi directly as a senior lecturer. Even before taking off, he was already flying. There was a reason. Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda had just dismantled their University of East Africa. Kenya's part of the university, now renamed the University of Nairobi, found itself with a vacancy it had to fill immediately in its Institute of Development Studies. Professor Kimani, who had just completed his studies at the University of Oxford, wrote from there to say he wanted to fill it. To ensure he came and filled it for sure, the University of Nairobi raised his entry point from that of a lecturer to that of a senior lecturer.
He came. Only a month after his arrival, he launched a noisy debate in which he demanded that the University of Nairobi henceforth strive for relevance to the society rather than simply excellence of its work. It was not clear exactly what he meant by relevance to the society.
However, a short six months later, he prevailed. The university's official motto became, Relevance to the society.
After winning this war, he started another war which was even noisier. Now he wanted the university to be an agent of change, not a mere spectator of it. This was when people still thought this view was too radical and ridiculed it as simple- minded. So, not surprising, some of his colleagues, puzzled by his refusal to see that it was simple-minded, did or said little, convinced that he would fall on his face before long and self-destruct on his own without their help.
He did not care. After all, his antics in wars that he had started, and won, had also won him the heart of a campus beauty queen. Her name was Asiya Omondi. He married her on a rainy but approving Saturday, to claps of thunder and flashes of lightning. How marriage then accelerated academic success! A professorship soon followed. After that achievement, he felt fulfilled. His persona now was complete. Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down.
Questions
i. After Kimani fills a vacancy in University of Nairobi's Institute of Development Studies, he demands for two changes at the university in quick succession. What are these changes? (2mks)
ii. Identify and illustrate two character traits of Kimani brought out in this excerpt. (4mks)
iii. Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down. (Supply a question tag) (1mk)
iv. Discuss two themes raised in the excerpt. (4mks)
v. To ensure he came and filled it for sure, the University of Nairobi raised his entry point from that of a lecturer to that of a senior lecturer. (Write beginning with the main clause). (1mk)
vi. The writer says, Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down. What later happened to Professor Kimani in the text to bring his happiness to an end? (4mks)
vii. Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt. (4mks)
a. Dismantled
b. Launched
c. Spectator
d. fulfilled
Answers
i. After Kimani fills a vacancy in The University of Nairobi's Institute of Development Studies, he demands for two changes at the university in quick succession. What are these changes? (2mks)
He demanded that the University of Nairobi henceforth strive for relevance to the society rather than simply excellence of its work. He wanted the university to be an agent of change, not a mere spectator of it.
ii. Identify and illustrate two character traits of Kimani brought out in this excerpt. (4mks)
He is revolutionary – He fights for change in the university and achieves it
He is persistent – After he achieves his first demand, he starts another one which is even noisier. (Any other)
iii. Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down. (Supply a question tag) (1mk)
Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down, wouldn’t he?
iv. Discuss two themes raised in the excerpt. (4mks)
Rebellion – Kimani rebels against the university administration for change.
Ambition – Kimani is ambitious and scales high levels of education to earn
professorship. (Any other)
v. To ensure he came and filled it for sure, the University of Nairobi raised his entry point from that of a lecturer to that of a senior lecturer. (Write beginning with the main clause). (1 mark)
The University of Nairobi raised his entry point from that of a lecturer to that of a senior lecturer, to ensure that he came and filled it for sure.
vi. The writer says, Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down." What later happened to Professor Kimani in the text to bring his happiness to an end? (4 mks)
His daughter Tuni dies in a car crash.
His wife Asiya Omondi divorces him for his friend Newborn Walomu.
vii. Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt. (4 mks)
a. Dismantled - broke
b. Launched – began/started
c. Spectator - onlooker
d. Fulfilled - satisfied
3.Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. (20 marks)
“What followed?”
“Disaffection is what followed.” Comrade Melusi had finished his sadza. He was washing his hands in a basin, with water the waiter was pouring down from a pitcher.
“I went back into business.” Now he was washing his lips, over the basin, which the waiter had raised to his chin.
The visitor reached for his coffee and took a sip. “More like it!” he said. “Nice and hot,” he added. Then he turned to Comrade Melusi. “Your new business, how did it do?”
“I can’t say it did well. Inflation was eroding incomes faster than they could grow. But I survived. I didn’t live and work in as clean a suburb as I did before. I just could not afford the rent there anymore. No, I had relocated to a slum in a poor part of Harare. But, hey, I was alive.”
He laughed, falsely. Sorrow was in his eyes. “Then there came Murambatsvina.”
“Then there came what?” asked the visitor.
“Murambatsvina”. It is Shona, meaning expelling the trash.”
“Please go on.”
“Bulldozers went from slum to slum evicting residents by tearing their homes to the ground. Murambatsvina expelled us, the trash, all right. We got no advance warning before or alternative accommodation after. Nobody cared whether we lived or died. We had to go. It did not matter where. Just go!
“Did anyone explain why you had to leave?”
Question
a) Briefly explain what happens immediately before the excerpt. (3 marks)
b) From the excerpt, comment on any two character traits of Comrade Melusi. (4 marks)
c) Identify, illustrate and state the effectiveness of the features of style in the above excerpt. (4 marks)
d) Comrade Melusi had finished his sadza. (Begin: His sadza…) (1 mark)
e) But I survived. (Add a question tag) (1 mark)
f) Identify and explain the major theme in the excerpt. (2 marks)
g) From elsewhere in the text, explain what Comrade Melusi says was the true aim of Murambatsvina. (2 marks)
h) Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt.
i. Disaffection
ii. Inflation
iii. Suburb
Answers
a) Comrade Melusi tells the visitor that the political parties did not unite but each party went alone as each candidate wanted to be the president. When the elections came, they all lost big time. They then united as they declared that the elections were a sham.
b) Resilient/ enterprising- I went back to business
Optimistic- But, hey, I was alive But I survived
Sorrowful- sorrow was in his eyes
(Any other relevant)
c) Dialogue- Comrade Melusi and the visitor. The dialogue enhances the theme of oppression
Metaphor- the trash. Proves discrimination and oppression by those in power
Local dialect- Murambatsvina
Flashback- the excerpt is a flashback of Comrade Melusi’s life before joining AGDA. The flashback advance the plot as it helps us to know about Comrade Melusi’s past life.
d) His sadza had been finished by Comrade Melusi.
e) But I survived, didn’t I?
f) Oppression- Bulldozers went from slum to slum evicting residents by tearing their homes to the
ground. Murambatsvina expelled us, the trash, all right.
g) Its true aim was to punish the urban poor for supporting opposition parties.
h) Disaffection- discontent
Inflation- increase in the cost of living, decline in the price of money
Suburb- residential area at the outskirts of a city or large town
4.Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follows.
"What are your expectations? Please don't get me started !
I expect the summit to be a historical moment. If adopted, Way Omega will change African politics dramatically. Just think: no more rigged elections; well, no more foul play, period."
"Dr Afolabi, not all the heads of state assembled here are fair players. In fact, a few are out - and - out foul players - they rose to power through military coups or rigged elections. Those won't be walking along Way Omega any time soon, will they?"
"Change is always like that, Ms McKenzie.One side of it has defenders of existing arrangements. These, sure about their loss if those arrangements end, fight tooth and nail to keep them. The other side has challengers of existing arrangements. These not yet sure about their gain if new arrangements replace old arrangements, do not fight so hard to win them."
" Huh? What did you just say, Dr Afolabi?"
You are not listening to me anymore, are you, Ms McKenzie? Anyway, I was saying Way Omega will put Africa on a new course, free from the obstacles that have defeated it's past efforts. Imagine this, Ms McKenzie: Africa without coups, without civil wars, without..." He stopped himself. Look who is rambling on now, Ms McKenzie? Yet can you blame me? I told you not to get me started, remember?"
"Yes, I remember and yet we have your book : Failure of States. Dr Afolabi, may I ask you something? What makes you this optimistic about Africa's future now ,when in that book you were very pessimistic? Is it the content of Way Omega or the prestige of it's author?"
Questions
1. Describe how the African leadership as portrayed in the excerpt ( 2 marks )
2. Make notes on Dr. Afolabi's trait. ( 5 marks)
3. Is Dr. Afolabi justified to be optimistic at the summit? Support your answer. ( 2 marks)
4. Referring to elsewhere in the book, explain why there is irony in what Dr. Afolabi tells Fiona about the Way Omega. ( 6 marks)
5. Comment on any two features of style used in the excerpt. ( 4 marks)
6.What events follow after this extract ( 3 marks)
7.Compare Fiona and Dr Afolabi's relationship now and later in the book. ( 3 marks )
Answers
ii) Inept - Insensitive to the needs of the African citizens. They fight for status quo.
2. - Knowledgeable, has written a book on the failure of States.
- hypocritical , speaks in support of Way Omega to Fiona but behind the scenes he advocates to Path Alpha and even introduces it at the summit
- optimistic, he believes that the summit will bring change.
- learned , he is a PhD holder.
3. Yes he advocates for change and he is a key speaker and influencer at the summit. He will recommends for change.
4. Dr Afolabi is here for the adoption of Path Alpha not Way Omega. He is the paving way for Prof . Kimani ,Comrade Melusi and Pastor Chiamaka who has been
recruited by Tad Longway to come and support Path Alpha at the summit.
5. Dialogue - Fiona interviews Dr. Afolabi
Sarcasm - Fiona sarcastically asks Dr. Afolabi why he had suddenly change to optimism." What makes you suddenly this optimistic about Africa's future now, when in that book you were very pessimistic? Is it the content of Way Omega or the prestige of it's author?
6. Dr.Afolabi seethes with hatred from Fiona.He realizes that Fiona was very analytical person and not the lady he had undermined. Dr Afolabi expresses his hunger and discomfort with Fiona's interviews.
7. Initially , It is hateful - Dr Afolabi thinks that Fiona is arrogant as she interviews him. Later, after he rescues Fiona from an attacker at Seamount Hotel they would
strike a friendly relationship and Dr . Afolabi would even host her in his room. They are friends in the rest of the story.
5.Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow: (25 marks)
Forty-nine foreign heads
of state were in Banjul for the summit. All looked happy, and why not? Had they
not escaped from troublemakers in their home countries? They saw ahead of them
a stay free from trouble here, in the Gambia, a country everyone kept calling 'the
land of Kunta-kinteh'. All hoped to get from their stay as much rest as
possible. Of course, at some point, they would each other take the floor and,
as fans back home expected, address the summit, but this was something that
they could do with little or no effort at all.
For Gambians, though, the presence of so many visiting dignitaries was
not fun. True, forty-nine heads of state could give a hosting country good
publicity, but heads of state are a huge inconvenience. So, this publicity
comes at a high price.
Nowhere is the
price higher than it is in Africa. Here, before the dignitaries arrive,
bulldozers dispatched at night in slum-clearance 'exercises' demolish roadside
kiosks on which whole families depend for their livelihood. This way, the
dignitaries will see that a few streets once had sidewalks. Roads get rare
layers of tarmac at times of maximum traffic. This way, motorists come to a
standstill when it really hurts. Checkpoints sprout everywhere. This way,
guards get even more bases for extorting bribes from passers-by. When the dignitaries finally arrive, water
taps at which whole neighborhoods queue to get just buckets of water dry up
because now all water has to go to new water fountains built to mesmerise the
visitors.
QUESTIONS
1. Explain what happens immediately before this extract (4mks)
2. Identify and explain two styles used in the excerpt. (4 marks)
3. Identify and illustrate three thematic concerns evident in this extract (4mks)
4. What does the author mean when he says, "Had they not escaped from troublemakers in their home countries"? (4 marks)
5. From your knowledge of the text, who were the four strangers who checked in at the Seamount Hotel in Banjul for the summit? (4 marks)
6. Add a question tag: This way, motorists come to a standstill when it really hurts. (1 mark)
7. Explain the meanings of
the following vocabulary used in the excerpt. (4 marks)
a) Mesmerise -
b) Demolish -
c) Extort -
d) Summit -
Answers
1. Ms Mckenzie, a reporter for the
Gambian News, is interviewing Dr Afolabi on the summit scheduled to take place
at The Seamount Hotel in Banjul. Ms Mckenzie receives an urgent call from her
boss and asks Afolabi to summarise his response so she can leave. She then asks
to reschedule the meeting, but the interviewee declines, telling her to go and
read well his book, Failure of States, before organising another interview.
Forty-nine heads of state in Banjul means that Banjul was hosting a summit
attended by forty-nine presidents of different countries in Africa. (3 marks)
2. Poverty
All families depended on the kiosk
for their livelihood. The streets did not have sidewalks. Most Gambians live in
slums. There is a shortage of water for the neighbourhoods.
Corruption
Traffic checkpoints sprout
everywhere, creating an enabling ground for guards to extort bribes from
passers-by. Poor governance
The author says that the forty-nine
heads of state in Banjul all looked happy because they had escaped
troublemakers from their home countries. This evidences poor leadership in
African countries. There can only be trouble in a country with a leadership crisis.
Suffering
The suffering of the people that they go through in the hands of
the leaders is clearly brought out.
Poor governance.
The leaders are incompetent and leading their subjects poorly,no
services like water,no jobs no wonder they resort to roadside kiosks e.t.c
3.
Irony
The narrator says, forty-nine
foreign heads of state were in Banjul for the summit. All looked happy, and why
not? Had they not escaped from troublemakers in their home countries?
They saw ahead of them and stayed
free from trouble here, in the Gambia. The irony of this statement is that the
leaders are acting unaware that there are the creators of the problems they are
running away from their own countries. It is ironic that the heads of state are
happy to be in the Gambia, a country battling its problems, which apparently,
are worse than their own.
Through this irony, the playwright highlights
the pretentious nature of the heads of state and the theme of hypocrisy. Vivid
description
The writer uses words to paint clear
mental images in the reader's mind. This enables the audience to understand the
text better. The scenery is vividly described as the country prepares to
receive the heads of state. Bulldozers dispatched at night in slam clearance
'exercises' demolished roadside kiosks on which whole families depend for their
livelihood. This description points out the rare atmosphere of the bitterness
of the people of the rural Gambia that is characterized by hustles and bustles.
Rhetorical question
....had they not escaped from the
trouble makers in their own countries?
Satire
The incompetency and inefficiency of
the leaders are brought out as they are being satirized.
4. The author is showing the irony
in the reason for the heads of states' happiness in visiting Banjul. This
equally portrays the trouble the heads of state have left behind, escaping from
the problems they have solely originated through their poor leadership
practices.
5.
i. Professor Karanja Kimani
ii. Pastor Chineke Chiamaka
iii. Engineer Seif Tahir
iv. Ngobile Melusi
6.
,don’t they?
7. i. Mesmerise: To make something
or a place the most distinct and stunning to attract.
ii. Demolish: To tear down something or destroy it.
iii. Extort:To obtain something by force, intimidation or unlawful
use of power.
iv. Summit: A gathering or an assembly of leaders.
6. Read the extract below and then answer the questions that follow:
Professor Kimani joined the University of Nairobi
directly as a senior lecturer. Even before taking off, he was already flying.
There was a reason. Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda had just dismantled théir
University of East Africa. Kenya's part of the university, now renamed the
University of Nairobi, found itself with a vacancy it had to fill immediately
in its Institute of Development Studies.
Professor Kimani, who had just completed his studies
at the University of Oxford, wrote from there to say he wanted to fill it. To ensure he came
and filled it for sure, the University of Nairobi raised his entry point from that of a lecturer
to that of a senior lecturer.
He came. Only a month after his arrival, he launched a
noisy debate in which he demanded that the University of Nairobi henceforth strive
for relevance to the society rather than simply excellence of its work. It was
not clear exactly what he meant by relevance to the society rather than simply
excellence of its work. It was not clear exactly what he meant by relevance to the society. However, a short six months later, he
prevailed. The university's official motto became, 'Relevance to the society'.
After winning this war, he started another war which
was even noisier. Now he wanted the university to be an agent of change, not a
mere spectator of it. This was when people still thought this view was too
radical and ridiculed it as simple- minded. So, not surprising, some of his
colleagues, puzzled by his refusal to see that it was simple-minded, did or
said little, convinced that he would fall on his face before long and
self-destruct on his own without their help.
He did not care. After all, his antics in wars that he
had started, and won, had also won him the heart of a campus beauty queen. Her
name was Asiya Omondi. He married her on a rainy but approving Saturday, to
claps of thunder and flashes of lightning. How marriage then accelerated
academic success! A professorship soon followed. After that achievement, he
felt fulfilled. His persona now was complete. Had anyone told him this happiness
would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down.
QUESTIONS
a) After Kimani fills a vacancy in University of
Nairobi's Institute of Development Studies, he demands for two changes at the
university in quick succession. What are these changes? (2 marks)
b) Identify and illustrate three characters traits of
Kimani brought out in this excerpt. (6 marks)
c) Discuss three themes raised in the excerpt. (6 marks)
d) (i) To ensure he came and filled it for sure, the
University of Nairobi raised his entry point from that of a lecturer to that of
a senior lecturer. (Write beginning with the main clause). (1 mark)
e) Identify two stylistic devices used in the excerpt. (4 marks)f) The writer says, 'Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, he would have laughed himself upside down." What later happened to Professor Kimani in the text? (2 marks)
7. Read the Excerpt below and answer the Questions that follow. (25marks)
“Ms McKenzie!” he said. “What a pleasant surprise!” He
ushered her in. “Please come in.”
“I hope I’m not interrupting anything,” she said. He closed
the door then steered her towards a chair.
“Feel at home,” he said.
“And I will.” She sat. “Mother has a question for her boy.
How was your day, young one?”
“It was only so- so, “Mother,” he said. “Or, as we say back
home, ‘Only small- small.”’
Mother thinks
that’s big-big enough. Are you ready for tomorrow?”
As ready as I
never will be, I guess, Mother.” He went and sat beside her.
“And do you still
think the summit will adopt Way
Omega?”
Only twelve hours.
We can wait.”
“By the way, guess
who I ran into downstairs? Someone by the name Longway. I was tracking down a
man they call their guide and thought this fellow might be him. Do you know
him?”
Dr Afolabi did not answer.
Well, do you know Mr Longway or not?”
“Yes, Ms McKenzie, I do. You might as well know this now: I
am their guide.”
“What?”
“Promise you will keep that to yourself, Okay?”
“I promise.”
“Apart from Mr Longway , whom you now know, there are four
other people I’m working with on the
periphery of the summit as their
guide. Instead of adopting way Omega,
this group wants the summit to adopt Path Alpha.”
1. What happens before this excerpt.(4mks)
2. Comment on any three styles in the excerpt. (6mks)
3. “Feel at home.” He said. (change to reported speech) (1mk)
4. “Are you ready for tomorrow?” what is to happen tomorrow from the rest of the text? (3mks)
5.
Identify and explain two character traits each
of: (4mks)
I) Dr. Afolabi-
Ms. Fiona mckenzie-
6. What is, “this group” and why does it want the summit to adopt, “ Path Alpha” and not “Way Omega”. (4mks)
7.
Give the meaning of
these words: (3mks)
I) Steered-
II)
Periphery-
III) Summit-
ANSWERS TO THE EXCERPT.
i)
What happens before this excerpt? (4mks)
ü Tad Longway convinces Ms. Mckenzie to have a drink with him.
ü Ms. McKenzie accepts the offer after a persuasion to have a coke with
a promise to leave soon.
ü Dr. Afolabi ready to go over his notes on the presidents’ summit one more
time.
ü Dr. Afolabi is distracted by a knock at the door.
ü He opens the door to usher Ms. Fiona in.
ü
ii)
Comment on any three styles in the excerpt. (6mks)
ü Dialogue – Dr. Afolabi talks to Ms. Fiona about the impending change on the
switch of “Way Omega” for “Path Alpha”. He reveals his identity to Ms. Fiona.
ü Rhetoric/Rhetorical questions – “.is it just me or has it gone
colder over the past two days?” This makes the readers brain storm on Dr.
Abiola Afolabi’s sudden change of stand.
ü Direct Translation – Dr. Afolabi replys, “only small.” When asked how his day was
iii)
“Feel at home.” He said. (Change to
reported speech)(1mk)
ü He told Ms. Mckenzie to feel at home. /He told Ms. McKenzie that she should feel at home.
iv)
“Are you ready for tomorrow?” what is to happen tomorrow from the rest
of the text? (3mks)
ü Dr. Afolabi is to attend the presidents’ debate the next day. He is to
play the role of an advisor to the presidents on the ideas of Way Omega and
to help them adopt it.
v)
Identify and explain two character traits each of: (4mks)
i) Dr.
Afolabi-
ü Sociable/Frendly/Welcoming/affable – he behaves politely and in a friendly manner towards Ms. Mckenzie’s
arrival. He recognizes her as Ms. Mckenzie and welcomes her to fell at home.
ü Secretive – he asks Ms. Mckenzie to keep his identity (as the guide) a secret
together with the other information on AGDA advocates. “Promise you will keep
that to yourself.”
ii) Ms. Fiona mckenzie-
ü Concerned/Accommodating – she asks Dr. Afolabi how his day was. “How was your day young one?”
ü Inquisitive – digs more information from Dr. Afolabi about Way Omega.
ü Keen/ Observant/
Critical – She observes that
Dr.Afolabi does not sound so upbeat as he did two days ago.
ü Persistent - she presses on asking Dr. Afolabi whether he knew Mr. Longway.
vi)
What is, “this group” and why does it want the summit to adopt, “Path
Alpha” and not “Way Omega”. (4mks)
ü The group being referred to is AGDA- Agency for Governance and
Development in Africa. Path Alpha is strong on implementation (a bird in hand)
while Way Omega is strong on ideas but weak on implementation.
vii) Discuss two themes
evident in this excerpt. (4 mks)
ü Change/ Transition – AGDA wants the summit to adopt Path Alpha and not Way
Omega.
ü Deception/Deceit – Dr. Abiola has been hiding his identity all this
while to Ms. Fiona and the other four advocates.
viii)
Give the meaning of these words: (3mks)
i) Steered-
guided/directed
ii) Periphery-
side/edge
iii) Summit- meeting/conference/discussion/talks
8.Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow. (25 marks)
“Tad,” said the cranky
passenger as he was
settling down in economy class, in a seat
next to Dr. Afolabi’s. “Tad Longway,”
he added. His voice, deep, lingered
on like the boom of a big drum. He held out a card.
Dr Afolabi took it.
It said the man
was a director of
special projects at
the Agency for
Governance and Development in
Africa. “Pleased to meet you, Mr. Longway,” Dr Afolabi said. “My name is Abiola
Afolabi. I teach at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.”
“You gave an
excellent keynote address
the other day, Dr
Afolabi,” said the cranky passenger. Sparks of earnestness were crossing his
eyes, both crystal –green like
toy marbles, confirming the
compliment was sincere. “Your keynote address at the
Foundation for Democratic Rule, I mean. It was brilliant.”
“I’m glad you liked it,
Mr. Longway,” Dr Afolabi said. His voice had become warm. “You were there,
then, Mr Longway?”
“Yes, but back in the
last row. As a mere spectator, I did
not want to be obtrusive.
Anyway, you were superb, Dr.Afolabi, if you don’t mind my
adding this, I was more impressed by the
points that the
audience raised afterwards, during the question-and-answer period.”
Dr Afolabi felt the
praise he had
just heard turn into
reproach. “So what were those
points, Mr Longway?’’ he asked.
His voice was less
warm.
“Remember the guy from
Grassroots International: short
fellow, round of body
and outspoken of manner? What was his name? It’s on the tip of
my tongue.”
“ You must mean the
fire-eater who kept accusing
me of looking
for answers where I
shouldn’t even look,”Dr Afolabi
said.
“Exactly, that’s our
man .Yes, I thought he was
right on point, Dr Afolabi .He too was
unhappy with the present state.”
“Wait, the present state
of what?’’
“Africa.”
“I don’t understand.”
“No problem: I’ll spell
it out for you. You see ,Dr Afolabi, Africa, in
its present state, has
two new arrivals: corruption
and impunity.
The first is
a crime the
second protects from
punishment, the second is another
crime the first rewards with
kickbacks. That is Africa in its present state. Now can it change?’’
“Tell me. Can it?”
“Well, let’s ask the
Law of Will.”
“What?’’
“Unless there is will to
change, there will be no change.’
Questions.
1. Place this excerpt in its immediate context. (4 marks)
2. How are the following
characters portrayed in the excerpt? (4
marks)
i. Dr. Afolabi
ii. Mr. Tad Longway
5. “Unless there is will to change, there will be no change.” (Rewrite using: If …….) (2 marks)
6. Compare the views of Dr. Afolabi in this excerpt and those of Professor Kimani about Africa. (3 marks)
7. Discuss two stylistic devices used in this excerpt. (4 marks
8. Explain the meaning of
the following words used
in the excerpt. (3 marks)
i. lingered
ii. Obtrusive.
iii. Impunity.
ANSWERS TO THE EXCERPT.
1. a) Before the excerpt, Dr. Afolabi and his wife
Pamela are travelling back to
Nigeria aboard a plane√1Tad longway demands
to sit next to his friend
in the economy class. √1 He exchanges seat with
Pamela and sits next to Afolabi.√1
After the excerpt, Tad longway asks Dr.Afolabi
if he would be
interested in path
Alpha, and adventure being sponsored by
AGDA.√1 Dr Afolabi wonders if
the coincidence of sitting next
to each other was really
an accident.√1
(The
words ‘before’ and ‘after’ must be explicitly stated before the points)
b) b) Dr.
Afolabi
-Educated or
learned –“I teach at the
university of Ibadan.
“Your
keynote address at
the Foundation for
Democratic Rule, I mean. It was
brilliant. √1
-Mr. Tad Longway
-Optimistic√1- He believes
that the state
of Africa can
change if there is
will to change. √1
-Friendly/Outgoing√ 1-He easily
gets into a
friendly conversation with
Dr.Afolabi. He easily
creates rapport by complimenting Dr Afolabi. √1
c) c) Corruption and
impunity√1-Tad Longway
reminds Dr Afolabi of
the fire –eater who he says
was displeased with
the current state of
Africa. He observes that Africa
was suffering from
corruption and impunity. √1
d) The meeting of
Dr. Afolabi and Tad
Longway,as in the excerpt
led to
Dr.Afolabi being flipped
to supporting Path Alpha. √1
e) Dr. Afolabi later introduced
the Path Alpha strategy in
the Banjul summit√1
and was adopted, in
place of Way Omega. √1
e) F) If there
is will to change, there will
be change√2. (Do not award if the
comma is missing)
There
will be change if there
is will to
change√2 .
f)
They both believe
Africa is suffering
because of corruption
and impunity.√1 Prof. Kimani tells
Tuni that MPs were legislating to protect the breaking or violation of
the law √1.This is similar to Tad’s observation
that of the
two new rivals,
one was
crime and another was
protecting the offender from punishments. √1
g) Simile√1-
lingered on like the
boom of a big drum√1
-green
like toy marbles. √
Dialogue√1 –there is
conversation between Dr.Afolabi
and Tad Longway√1
h)
i. Stayed√1
ii.
Conspicuous/prominent√1
iii.
Exemption from punishment. √1
9.
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