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The Samaritan By John Lara 2024 Recent KCSE Prediction Essay Questions and Answers

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The Samaritan’ by John Lara Essay Questions and Answers

  • 1. THE SAMARITAN By J. LARA (20 marks)

Abuse of office is rampant among the officials of Maracas Municipality. Support this assertion with a close reference to THE SAMARITAN.

  •  2. ‘The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Change can be initiated through the effort of ordinary citizens. Closely referring to Nicole in The Samaritan by John Lara, write an essay to support this statement.

  • 3.The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

 Bad leaders will not escape punishment due to their evil deeds. Using illustrations from John Lara’s The Samaritan, write an essay to support this statement.

  • 4. The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

 Standing firm in doing what is right yields good results. Using Nicole, in John Lara’s, The Samaritan, write an essay in support of this statement.

  • 5, The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Bad leaders will not escape punishment due to their evil deeds. Using illustrations from John Lara’s The Samaritan, write an essay to support this statement.

The Samaritan’ by John Lara Essay Questions and Answers

  • 6.  The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Leaders are supposed to work to make the lives of the people better. However, when they become selfish, their people suffer immensely. Drawing illustrations from John Lara’s The Samaritan, write a composition to show the truth of this statement.                

  • 7. The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Discuss the theme of Religion as depicted in the play, The Samaritan, by John Lara  (20 marks)

The Samaritan’ by John Lara Essay Questions and Answers

  • 8. The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Greed is an inherent trait in most Africans in power. With appropriate illustrations from The Samaritan by John Lara, write an essay showing the truthfulness of this statement.   (20 marks)

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  • 9. The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Citizens have a role of voting in men and women of honor. When they elect selfish

leaders, they end up suffering. Write an essay to qualify this claim basing your

illustrations on John Lara’s The Samaritan. (20 marks)

  • 10. The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

People who engage in wrongdoing cannot escape from the consequences of their actions. Write an essay to support this claim basing your illustrations on John Lara’s The Samaritan.

  • 11. The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Most people use intimidation and blackmail to protect their selfish interests, but more often than not, their plans do not succeed.” Write an essay in support of this statement drawing your

illustrations from John Lara`s The Samaritan.

The Samaritan’ by John Lara Essay Questions and Answers

  • 12. The Samaritan’ by John Lara (20 marks)

Read the following extract from the play “The Samaritan”by John Lara and then answer the questions after.

Seymour: (Springing to his feet with clenched fists) That cannot be possible. Nobody can write that kind of thing about me in this world!

Harvester: (Looking at Ted and Seymour) Copies of indisputable documentary evidence to that effect were all over today’s newspapers and are being shared in all

media platforms.

Seymour: (Resuming his seat and swearing with trembling voice) Those are fake documents!

These are all barefaced falsehoods! And I can assure you one thing: Those behind

the allegations now have their appointment with fate! Certainly!

Ted : (Sitting properly and looking up for the first time) Supply of air? I am beginning to think this is serious.Could we end up in Baneta Express Prison?

Harvester:(Turning pages of his note book)But that is only one of the allegations ,there are many more ,including drug trafficking,grabbing of public land,inflation of the cost of municipal projects, use of proxies to secure municipal tenders, undertaking shoddy public works, murder and gang warfare. The information is very detailed on the people and companies involved .

Mossi: There is a lot of personal information on municipal leaders on that evil

thing , too; including lifestyles of individual municipal officials,where they

live, the kind of houses they live in, their businesses, the vehicles they own,

other properties in their possession, when the properties were acquired, and

a lot of other personal details I don’t want to mention here. (Looking at Bembe)

There was a lot of talk yesterday on the Madingo Golf Club, with everyone

Wondering where you got the money to put it up.

Bembe: (Sitting up with an expression of horror on his face) The Madingo Golf Club? No!

I have always been very discreet about my private affairs! How did they get the

Information it is mine?

Mossi: You see, there is hardly anything on earth you can do without somebody knowing

About it. You should also remember that those we regard as our friends are

Sometimes wolves in sheep’s clothing. And they may have a lot of information

About us,which could be damaging!

Bembe: This might be our worst nightmare!

Mossi: What worries me most is the recent formation of a lobby group,an amorphous

virtual group, comprising mostly of lawyers,calling itself The Samaritan. It is calling

upon the people to volunteer as witnesses and help in the prosecution of those

involved in corruption and abuse of office in the Municipality.They are also

planning to petition the Local Government Minister ,the Prime Minister,and the

Chief Justice to take action.The situation is not pretty at all.

Ted: (Looking at Justice Jaden)Can such online allegations form a strong basis for

prosecution and conviction?

Jaden: (Adjusting his eyeglasses) Yes, they can;provided there are valid documents

supporting the allegations.

Bembe: (Throwing his hands in the air) I think we have no choice other than ban that

thing within Maracas Municipality! The Municipal Council needs to pass a by-law

to that effect urgently. I will enforce it immediately!

Jaden: (Adjusting his eyeglasses and then his tie) I think we need to be careful and strategic.

On what basis do you ban it? And how can you police the use of mobile phones to

ensure the ban is effective?

Seymour: We can think creatively about that.For example, we can claim that municipal

authorities are concerned that suspect Apps,particularly spy Apps, are finding

their way into our municipality. This may lead to theft of confidential

information such as bank account details.We can also cite issues of cyberbullying

and the sharing of pornographic materials in schools

QUESTIONS

a)What is Seymour referring to at the beginning of the excerpt ? (2mks)

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b)Identify and illustrate two aspects of style in this excerpt. (4mks)

c)Discuss two themes evident in this excerpt (4mks)

d)Discuss one character trait of Seymour and one character trait of Mossi as presented in this

excerpt. (4mks)

e)From your knowledge of the rest of the play, what two things does Mossi suggest could be

done to control the use of the Samaritan App? (2mks)

f) From your knowledge of the rest of the play , briefly explain the origin of the Samaritan App. (4mks)

g)Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases as used in the excerpt (5mks)

i)Supply of air …………………………………………………………………………………

ii)inflation …………………………………………………………………………………………

iii)discreet

iv)amorphous v)petition

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