Timbuktu and the Final Exam

This week we will watch the 2014 film "Timbuktu" in class on Monday and Tuesday and then discuss it with reference to your papers on Friday.

The final exam will be a take home exam, due on turnitin.com on Monday, December 14th, before midnight.

The questions for the final exam are

1. Compare and contrast the role of Christianity in Things Fall Apart and The River Between or compare and contrast the role of education in The River Between and Khaffir Boy.
2. Since independence, what have been the greatest challenges for African countries?
3. List and describe the most significant or surprising thing you have learned about Africa's history in each of the following categories: (a) precolonial, (b) colonial, and (c) post-independence.