CONTEXTUAL PASSAGE
"You were saying that Egypt is a land of Arabs and you'll always remember it."
"Oh, yes. You see, the Arabs are the ones who enslaved our fathers and grandfathers,
destroying our villages and all that. I'm sure you learn that at school."
"Yes, we do," I replied.
"And you know what? Well," Baba Fule looked around to see if anyone was listening, "you
see, I and some of my friends slept with their women. Well, don't write that in the book."
He gave a small laugh. I felt slightly embarrassed.
"Moreover, for the first time I met a lot of Africans from other countries. It was an
unforgettable experience. I remember I had a friend from Kenya . . . called
Murasa.
"One day he was in the bush with a small group of soldiers. In the distance he saw white
soldiers. He ordered his men to fire. The other side also opened fire. Before long, half
of Murasa's men lay dead. Murasa surrendered. You know what happened?"
"No, I don't," I replied.
"The white soldiers were not German but British . . . And Murasa was sent for
trial and later executed. It was a tragic incident."
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1.
"And you know what? Well," Baba Fule looked around to see if anyone was listening,
"you see, I and some of my friends slept with their women. Well, don't write that in the
book."
- Explain in your own words the reason for Baba Fule's looking around. (2)
- Why did he and his friends take such joy in sleeping "with their
women"? (3)
- Why does he not want the incident narrated in the book? (2)
- Why does the narrator feel "slightly embarrassed"? (2)
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2.
"Moreover, for the first time I met a lot of Africans from other countries. It was an
unforgettable experience."
- Why would meeting "a lot of Africans from other countries" have been such
"an unforgettable experience"? (3)
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3.
"The white soldiers were not German but British . . . And Murasa was sent
for trial and later executed. It was a tragic incident."
- This incident underlines the confused nature of the Great War to people such as Baba
Fule and Murasa. Explain why. (5)
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4.
Baba Fule tells the narrator that most of the Black people were disturbed by the war.
What would have disturbed them most? (3)
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