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Question 491
jamb 2019

Bunmi usually taunt Aliya because

Ashe is fat
Bshe is a Muslim
Cher parents don't give her enough freedom
Dshe is more brilliant
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Question 492
jamb 2019

Aliya is going to be what prefect in her school?

AHead Girl
BHealth Prefect
CAssembly Prefect
DSchool Prefect
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Question 493
jamb 2019

One of the dominant narrative techniques employed in the book is

Aallusion
Bmetaphor
Cflashback
Dforeshadowing
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Question 494
jamb 2019

What does Aliya want to donate to the school clinic?

Abooks
Bthe Nebuliser
Cwriting materials
Dsporting equipment
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Question 495
jamb 2019

The setting of the book 'Sweet Sixteen' by Bolaji Abdullahi is

ANigeria
BMali
CMauritania
DGhana
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Question 496
jamb 2019

Mr. Bello opinion about girls who bleach their skin is that they;

Aneed help
Bare products of westernization
Care bad influence to the younger generation
Dlack self-confidence
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Question 497
jamb 2019

In which of these Nigerian tribes is it a norm for women to put on weight in order to attract suitors for marriage?

AMauritania
BEfik
CIbibio
DUrhobo
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Question 498
jamb 2019

Gandhi's quote "nobody can hurt me without my permission" means

See page 47

Awe should permit people to hurt us
Bwe can control how other people behave towards us
Cwe should be able to control how others make us feel
Dpeople should always seek permission before they hurt us
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Question 499
jamb 2019

Making negative comments about somebody's weight or size is known as

Abody shaming
Bbody shameing
Cbody shading
Dbody shadeing
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Question 500
jamb 2019

Aliya called Latifat by her teacher because

Ahe wants to body shame her
Bhe doesn't know her name
Cit is her nickname
DLatifat is also a Muslim name
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Question 501
jamb 2019

According to Mr. Bello, we can actually influence and change people in a significant way by

Atell them what to do
Breacting to them differently
Cavoiding them completely
Dimitating them
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Question 502
jamb 2019

The slave who was tortured eventually

Agained his freedom by running away
Bdied of his wounds
Cnursed his torturer back to health
Ddied during the shipwreck
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Question 503
jamb 2019

A set of idea that people have above what someone or something is especially an idea that is wrong is known as

Astereotypes
Blies
Cdisbelief
Dhatred
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Question 504
jamb 2019

What does HAK mean in the book?

Ahands and knees
Bhold and knock
Chugs and kisses
Dhate and knead
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Question 505
jamb 2019

In book, is Gandhi a president?

Ayes
Bno
Cmaybe
DI don't know
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Question 506
jamb 2019

Aliya's mother comes from

Aa polygamous family
Ba rich background
Ca poor background
Da middle class family
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Question 507
jamb 2019

What is the Gandhi test?

Ayou may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you
Bto strive to seek, to find and not to yield
Cyou can tell that what you are doing is good or bad if you want other people to know about it or not
Dcan we rise above our persona feelings and sentiments in particular situations or not
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Question 508
jamb 2019

What/who inspired Aliya to become a Lawyer?

Aher father
Ba friend
Can incident where someone is wrongly accused
DJohn Grisham's books
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Question 509
jamb 2019

At some point in her life, Aliya contemplates all of these future ambitions except

AFashion designing
BLaw
CMusic
DAccounting
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Question 510
jamb 2019

"Watching those things is like dragging filth into your beautiful room". One of these filth which is referred to is

Avulgarity
Bhomosexuality
Cdisobedience
Dracism
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