GCELiterature in EnglishAfrican Prose2024

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. 'Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino. He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth. It was this man that Okonkwo threw in a fight which the old men agreed was one of the fiercest since the founder of their town engaged a spirit of the wild for seven days and seven nights.' (a) Identify the novel and its author from which this passage is taken. (2 marks) (b) What does this passage reveal about Okonkwo's character and values? (6 marks) (c) How does the author use this opening passage to establish the major themes of the novel? (7 marks)

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