EXCERPT 17 Fathers of Nations Excerpt Questions
Read the extract below then answer the questions that follows:
Cute
as a button and sharp as a needle, he thought. Her eyes were wide and white
like a pair of moons. She continued. "My natural parents were Gambian, but
I will never see them. are dead. Oh, well." She wriggled in her chair.
"Goodness me, what am I doing? Dictating my autobiography?" She waved
that idea away. "Let's talk business now, shall we?" She pulled out
of her handbag a small device then switched it on. "Mind if I start
recording?"
"You're
a reporter?" He had not thought she was.
"Yes,
for the Gambian News."
"I
see. Now, how can I help you, Ms Mckenzie?"
"I'd
like to ask you a few questions, if I may."
"Yes,
you may. In fact, why don't I start you off? My name is Abiola Afolabi, which
you seem to know already. But you can just call me Abiola, my first name. Take
it from there."
"I
will: you studied at Harvard University in the USA. Now you teach at the
University of Ibadan in Nigeria." She smiled. "I got that from the
cover of your book: Failure of States." He averted his eyes to enjoy this
fame in the correct manner— with humility, he hoped she would easily see
through. This black Scotswoman surely knew her tread, he thought.
"when
I heard you were heard at The Seamount Hotel, Dr Afolabi, I decided to come and
see you. So here I am. This is also funny."
"Funny?"
"Yes.
I expected to see an academic scarecrow dressed in jeans. Instead, I see a
well- dressed man who might well be a business person..."
Fathers of Nations Excerpt 17 questions
a)
Explain
what happens immediately g) Explain the meaning of the following before this
excerpt. (4 marks)
b)
Identify
and illustrate two aspects of style in this excerpt. (4 marks)
c)
Discuss
one theme evident in this excerpt. (2 marks)
d)
Discuss
two-character traits of Fiona in the excerpt. (4 marks)
e)
Briefly
explain what happens what happens after this excerpt. (2 marks)
f)
How
are Afolabi's thoughts in his book fulfilled later in the book? Briefly
explain(4marks)
g)
Explain the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt. (5 marks)
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ii) Autobiography
iii) Wriggled
iv) Tread
v) Menacingly