Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow :
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 a
stay
free
from trouble ahead of them 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 flow 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 neighbourhoods’ 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.
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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. Explain the meanings of the following vocabulary used in the excerpt. (4 marks)
a) Mesmerise
b) Demolish
c) Extort
d) Summit