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Question 41
jamb 2021

''I want to know you intimately...''
This statement was made to whom _____

ASalma
BUmmi
CTomiwa
DNgozi
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Question 42
jamb 2021

''I want to know you intimately...''
The speaker of the excerpt above is_____

ADr Kabir
BDr Samjohn
CDr Dabo
DHabib
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Question 43
jamb 2021

''Don't come in after me..."
Whose principle was this?

ADr Samjohn
BDr Mohammed
CLabaran
DDr Dabo
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Question 44
jamb 2021

How long has Mr Dabo been in the university?

A10 years
B15 years
CMore than a decade
DMore than fiften years
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Question 45
jamb 2021

According to the novel, EMAL means

AExam malpractice and license
BEthics and Morals
CExamination Ethics and Morals
DExamination malpractice
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Question 46
jamb 2021

Who suggested the abduction of a boy?

ATalle
BZaki
CJohn
DBoki
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Question 47
jamb 2021

Which of the following character did not respect the Hakimi?

ATalle
Bthe IPO
Cthe courtier
Dthe vllagers
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Question 48
jamb 2021

What was Talle guilty of?

AKidnap and murder
BExtortion and Murder
CExtortion and Rape
DKidnap and Extortion
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Question 49
jamb 2021

When did Talle stop being quiet?

AWhen he started taking to market women
BWhen he started making friends
Cwhen his usual demand for food items doubled
DWhen he made friends with Zaki
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Question 50
jamb 2021

Talle works as a ______?

Adriver
Bgateman
Ccleaner
Dgovernment officer
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Question 51
jamb 2021

Which of the following character has a reticent nature?

AJamila
BBint
CTalle
DAda
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Question 52
jamb 2021

Which of the following character dies while giving birth to her son?

ASalma
BTalle's mother
CAda
DTomiwa
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Question 53
jamb 2021

Who is Boka?

Adistrict head
Bhead of the capital
Chead of faming
Dtraditional medicine man
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Question 54
jamb 2021

What tradition was established in Lafayette?

ANobody was allowed to have visitors at night
BNo stranger should be hosted without the knowledge of the Hakimi
CNobody was allowed to accommodate friends
Dstrangers were not allowed at ceremonial gatherings
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Question 55
jamb 2021

The following lessons can be derived from the story of ''the quiet one'' except?

ANever judge a book by its cover
BLearn to trust sparingly
CJustice is not fair
DNot all that glitters is gold
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Question 56
jamb 2021

Who narrated the story of ''the quiet one'' to Ummi?

AHakimi
Bthe people of Lafayette
CZaki
DUmmi's husband
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Question 57
jamb 2021

Who apologizes to the HOD on behalf of Ummi?

ASalma
BUmmi's husband
CKabir
DSalim
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Question 58
jamb 2021

According to the Novel, How would you describe Dr Samuel Johnson?

AHe has a tribal mark and he looks like an igala man
BHe has a tribal mark and he is an igala man
CHe has a tribal mark and he is not a Yoruba man
DHe has a tribal mark and he looks like an Edo man
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Question 59
jamb 2021

Ummi angrily left the HOD's office because?

AThe HOD disrespected her
BHe tried to be romantic with her
CUmmi assumed he was trying to make a pass at her
DHe delayed her
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Question 60
jamb 2021

Who assisted Ummi's husband with Ummi's admission?

AMallam Salihu
BSalim
CKabir
DSamuel
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