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EXCERPT: 1Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. 25 marks)

President Bibo Dibonso was a forced to reckon with. Forty years of supremacy had turnedpower into a
habit then into a toy, and Dibonso himself into a permanent bully. On that day,a new anger was troubling
him. Its cause, also new, had come only that morning. He hadslept like a log the night before and, like a
log, woken up stiff. This was not new. He woke upstiff like a log often these days. So, that morning, he
decided to loosen up, for all it wasworth, by standing up then bending down and straightening up again,
once. The cause of hisnew anger arose from that little workout. In a first sign of loss of self-control,
somethingwarm trickled down between his legs. This had never happened before; it was new. A
bolt onsome valve inside him had gone loose, basically owing to old age. Old age has uncanny waysof
loosening bolts even on valves best left alone.He showered, of course, but his self-image had already
suffered a blow no shower couldundo. Since that incident, all words he uttered had a new anger, a terror
he unleashed tomake up for a loss of self-worth caused by an internal valve gone haywire. That anger
was inhis every word now."You have been quite a disgrace, Mr Chairman," he began. This language was
extreme, evenby his extreme standards."What did you say, President Dibonso?" asked the Chair,
pretending he had not heard."You've totally lost control of the summit, Mr Chairman.""What exactly do
you mean by that, President Dibonso?""This debate is supposed to be about Way Omega and path
Alpha. yet didn't you just letsomeone raise an imaginary issue not in either of these documents?"
President Dibonso wasreferring to President Ibarosa, another fire-eater, and dared not mention him by
name. "AndI'll tell you something else, Mr Chairman.""Keep it, President Dibonso," said the Chair
curtly.President Wasiwasi Wesiga, an old hand who had anticipated many coups and nipped themin the
bud before they got off the ground, was first to spot brewing trouble. He moved atonce to end it. "POINT
OF ORDER," he shouted. He did not want trouble. CHAIRMAN, POINTOF ORDER!"

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"Nonsense!" snapped the Chair at him. "What point of order?" Confused by his own furyafter his clash
with President Dibonso, he thought he was snapping at that President."Its about The Trick, Mr
Chairman," said President Wesiga. He had taken no offence for beingsnapped at.a)

Place this excerpt in its immediate context. (5 marks)b)

Discuss one thematic issue evident in this excerpt. (2 marks)c)

Explain the imaginary issue that president Ibarosa raised, that was supposedly not ineither of the
documents. (2 marks)d)

With clear illustrations, identify three styles used in this excerpt. (6 marks)e)

How has president Dibonso been portrayed in this excerpt? (4 marks)f)

Using information from elsewhere in the text, explain what The Trick is. (4 marks)g)

Give the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt.(i)

Bully(ii)

Fire-eater

EXCERPT: 2Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. 25 marks)

"Mathematics at a summit!" complained the other heads of state. "What next?"The old rogue knew they
were having trouble understanding his equations. Yet did he offerthem any help? No. He wanted
to enjoy the moment.When he had enjoyed it for long enough, he offered the help he had
withheld."Here is what those equations tell to you, Excellencies. They say you I will toss this coin
twice."He held high the coin that he was talking about. "If coin land..."He broke off again. "How yousay
'pile ou face' in English?"Heads or tails," obliged President Gamlozi."Senks,"acknowledged the old man.
"So, if coin land heads for first toss, then first equation -in first row, first column, of The Choice Matrix-is
telling to you: Choose Way Omega foranother toss and forget all about Path Alpha. But if coin land tails,
then second equation- infirst row, second column-is saying you: Choose Path Alpha and forget Way
Omega instead."The old man looked at his audience. "Questions?" he asked."YES!" shouted Minister
Zinto, already up on his feet. "With all due respect, PresidentBangoura, I think what you are suggesting
now is total nonsense."

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"QUOI? WHAT?"Mr President, real summits don't decide by flipping coins.""l see. And I suppose,

CherleMinistre,

Dear Minister, you going make same protestation,with as much vigour, when your Way Omega get
win."The summit hall rocked with laughter."Order!" demanded the Chair. "Order, Excellencies, order! We
will have order. As for you,Minister Zinto, you will speak only when I say so. Do you understand-yes?
Then sit down!"The minister sat down.

Dr Afolabi rose. “Mr Chairman, I think the minister has a point," he said. "My advice here

would be.The old man cut him off. "Your advice here would be what? That we utilise your method of

this on one hand and that on other hand'? Ha! We would still be here next year, admiringour hands if we
were to do so.

“Again the summit hall rocked with laughter”

"Order, please! Excellencies, order!" the Chair reminded everyone. "As for you, Dr Afolabi, if Ifind I need
youra)

What happened immediately before this excerpt? (3 marks)b)

What do we learn about African Heads of state in this excerpt? (4 marks)c)

Identify and illustrate three features of style employed in this excerpt. (6 marks)d)
What does the chair mean when he asks Abiola if he wanted them to utilize his methodhande)

What happens immediately after this excerpt? (3 marks)f)

Give the meaning of each of following words as used in this excerpt. (5 marks)(i)

Flipping(ii)

Rogue(iii)

Protestation(iv)

Utilize(v)

obliged

EXCERPT :3

Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. (25 marks)

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The door to the bathroom opened. Fiona emerged and started walking but stopped. Her eyeshad 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 thebedroom.""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.""So 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 yourname still be Fiona
McKenzie?""Who told you it might hye changed?" She started walking to khe bedroom. Her eyes
hadadjusted to the only light."Why was the Liberian Mauler calling you Joy instead?""It's local slang for
a 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 thephone?""One Chineke
Chiamaka," he said. "The man was claiming that I chided him for beingdrunk,when all he had had was
a"Péisi." He wriggled in his improvised bed to protest hisinnocence against that claim. "It beats me
how he got my suite phone number in the firstplace," he added. "Anyway, I did not chide him. Why do
people like to tell lies?"

QUESTIONS

a)

Place the excerpt to its immediate context. (4 marks)

b)

Discuss two-character traits of Abiola and one character trait of Fiona McKenzie. (6marks)

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c)
(i) Why do people like to tell lies? (Report) (1 mark)

d)

(ii) The phone rang. (Add a question tag) (1 mark) iii) No, she divorced me last year.(Rewrite in the
passive) (1 mark)

e)

Highlight two themes raised in the excerpt. (4 marks)

f)

Identify and illustrate two features of style used in the excerpt. (4 marks)

g)

Explain the meaning of the following words and phrase as used in the excerpt. (3marks)

EXCERPT: 4

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 pairof moons.
She continued. "My natural parents were Gambian, but I will never see them. aredead. Oh, well." She
wriggled in her chair. "Goodness me, what am I doing? Dictating myautobiography?" She waved
that idea away. "Let's talk business now, shall we?" She pulledout 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 seemto 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 ofIbadan in Nigeria." She smiled. "I got that from
the cover of your book: Failure of States." Heaverted his eyes to enjoy this fame in the correct manner

with humility, he hoped shewould 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
seeyou. So here I am. This is also funny.""Funny?"

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"Yes. I expected to see an academic scarecrow dressed in jeans. Instead, I see a well- dressedman who
might well be a business person..."

QUESTIONS

a)

Explain what happens immediately g) Explain the meaning of the following before thisexcerpt. (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)i)

Avertedii)

Autobiographyiii)

Wrigglediv)
Treadv)

Menacingly

EXCERPT: 5

Read the excerpt below and answer the questions that follow. (25 marks)

Professor Kimani joined the University of Nairobi directly as a senior lecturer. Even beforetaking off, he
was already flying. There was a reason. Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda had justdismantled théir University
of East Africa. Kenya's part of the university, now renamed theUniversity of Nairobi, found itself with a
vacancy it had to fill immediately in its Institute ofDevelopment Studies.Professor Kimani, who had just
completed his studies at the University of Oxford, wrote fromthere to say he wanted to fill it. To ensure
he came and filled it for sure, the University ofNairobi 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
demandedthat the University of Nairobi henceforth strive for relevance to the society rather thansimply
excellence of its work. It was not clear exactly what he meant by relevance to thesociety rather than
simply excellence of its work. It was not clear exactly what he meant by

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relevance to the society. However, a short six months later, he prevailed. The university'sofficial motto
became, 'Relevance to the society'.After winning this war, he started another war which was even
noisier. Now he wanted theuniversity to be an agent of change, not a mere spectator of it. This was
when people stillthought this view was too radical and ridiculed it as simple- minded. So, not surprising,
someof 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 withouttheir
help.He did not care. After all, his antics in wars that he had started, and won, had also won himthe
heart of a campus beauty queen. Her name was Asiya Omondi. He married her on a rainybut approving
Saturday, to claps of thunder and flashes of lightning. How marriage thenaccelerated academic success!
A professorship soon followed. After that achievement, he feltfulfilled. His persona now was complete.
Had anyone told him this happiness would one dayend 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, hedemands 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.(6marks)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 pointfrom that of
a lecturer to that of a senior lecturer. (Write beginning with the main clause).(1 mark)ii) His persona now
was complete. (1 mark)e)

Identify one stylistic device used in the excerpt. (4 marks)f)

Explain the meaning of the following words used in the excerpt. (4 marks)

a)

The writer says, 'Had anyone told him this happiness would one day end as it did, hewould have laughed
himself upside down." What later happened to Professor Kimaniin the text? (2 marks)

EXCERPT: 6

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"Believe me, officer," he told the youth. "Without this medicine, I couldn't live a day.""Is that right?" The
youth yawned, making even more obvious his indifference to what he had just heard."I wouldn't know,
sir," he added, meaning he could not be any less interested, his interestbeing zero already.
Then, suddenly, he snapped to alert. He had remembered something."Hey! You could hurt other people
with that.""With this needle?""Yes, with that needle.""And what would I use for my next shot?" "Just as
I thought. What next shot?""Officer, let me ask you something. How old do you think I am?
seventy?""Yes, plus or minus five.""That's correct. Now, out of every one hundred people in that age
range, thirty of us arediabetic. We are unable to regulate the sugar level in our blood, and that kills most
of us. Thismedicine is what keeps those of us who survive alive." He brandished his cellophane
pouchagain. "We shoot it into our veins with needles like that one.""That may be so, sir. But you cannot
take that stuff in. Leave it here with me.""I'll do no such thing if I have to wait here until the cows come
home.""What cows? Sir, you are holding up the line." "This needle is my life, officer."

QUESTIONS

a)

Place the excerpt in its immediate 4mksb)

Discuss three major issues in this excerpt 6mksc)

Discuss two-character traits of Comrade Melusi in this excerpt. (4 marks)d)

"I wouldn't know, sir." Add a question tag. (1 mark)e)

Discuss any three aspects of style in this excerpt. (6 marks)f)

Explain the meaning of the following expressions from the excerpt. (4 marks)

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