Questions
Section A-
1. Identify the distinguishing attributes of African feminism and explore how African women writers use them to evoke narrative realms that project unique critical sensibilities.
Section B-
2. Using Maureen in July's People and Memory of The Book of Memory as anchors, discuss how personal and national historiesshape the books' themes of precarious existence and identities.
3. Examine how the narrative style and dynamics of So Long a Letter and Our Sister Kill Joy, plus strong female protagonist, engender unique frameworks for social and political critiques.
4. Analyze the significance of political upheaval in triggering questions of culture, community, nation, and subverting gender hierarchies in Dark Heart of the Night.