Uganda certificate of education

Wole Soyinka: The Lion and the Jewel

Either 3. In what ways is Sidi a typical village girl in ‘The Lion and the Jewel’?

(20 marks)
Or 4. Describe any two mines in the play ‘The Lion and the Jewel’ and explain their importance. (10 marks)


CAMARA LAYE: The African Child

Either 5. Describe the two ceremonies of Konden Diara, and circumcision. What effect do they have on the African child? (7:7:6)

Or 6. Comment on the theme of love on ‘The African child? (20 marks)

SECTION B
Choose two questions from this section.


JOHN RUGANDA: The Burdens

Either 7. Discuss the various burdens in this play.

Or 8. Describe the character of each of the following;

Tinka and Wamala


EARNEST HEMINGWAY: The Old Man and the Sea.

Either 9. Describe the character of Santiago. In which ways is he useful to Manolin?

Or 10. What values does the novel, ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ teach you?

SECTION C
This section is compulsory.


D. WOOLGER & K. OGUNGBESAN: Rhymes and Rhythms.


SUPERSTITION
I know that when a grumbling old woman is the first thin I meet in the morning I must rush back to bed and cover my head.
That wondering sheep on a sultry afternoon are really men come from their dark graves to walk in light. In mortal sight.
That when my left hand or eyelid twitches or when so an owl hoots from a nearby tree I should need pluck it means bad luck;
That drink spilled goes to ancestral spirits, that witches dance in clumps of bananas;
That crumbs must be left in pots and plates. Until the morn. For babes unborn.
That it’s wrong to stand in doorways at dusk. For the ghosts must pass – they have right of way! That when a hidden root trips me over
Fault’s not in my foot.
It’s an evil root.
That if I sleep with feet towards the door.
I’II not long be fit.
I know it – Yes, I know it!