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Question 501
jamb 2019

The birth of Aliya to Mr. Bello makes him

Aappreciates his wife more
Blong for more children
Ctake life more seriously
Dremember is childhood
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Question 502
jamb 2019

Aliya gets all these letters for her 16th birthday except

Aa letter
Ba digital camera
Ca birthday card
Da teddy bear
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Question 503
jamb 2019

Aliya's father tries to teach Aliya chess because

Ait will improve her social skills
Bit is a game that can be played alone
Cit will help reduce her anxiety
Dit will make her think strategically
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Question 504
jamb 2019

Aliya suffers from what kind of illness?

AAsthma
BLeukemia
CSickle cell anaemia
Dhepatitis
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Question 505
jamb 2019

A dumb girl, according to Bolaji Abdullahi's 'Sweet Sixteen' is all of following except one

Awho doesn't do well in exams
Bwho doesn't know when she is being manipulated
Cwho misbehaves
Dwho has sex with a boy to prove she loves him
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Question 506
jamb 2019

What is Aliya's father's reaction to the gift she recieves from Bobo?

Ahe asks her to return it
Bhe advises her that the gift doesn't necessarily mean he truly loves her
Che tells her she has to reciprocate by giving him a gift too
Dhe asks to speak with Bobo
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Question 507
jamb 2019

What is Bobo's real name?

ABobola
BAdebowale
CTokunbo
DBobo
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Question 508
jamb 2019

Aliya doesn't do well in her chemistry exams because

Ashe doesn't read enough
Bshe usually has exam fever
Ctime is never enough to answer the questions
Dher teacher deliberately fails her
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Question 509
jamb 2019

The letter Aliya's father writes to her on her birthday has how many pages?

A16 + 1 extra page
B16 pages
C12 pages
D16 + 2 extra pages her mum added
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Question 510
jamb 2019

In the novel, Mr Bello define's a "dumb girl" as ____________

Aa girl who collects valentine gift from a boy
Ba girl who accept other peope's definition of beauty
CA girl who has sex with a boy to prove she loves him
Da girl who cheats during exam
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Question 511
jamb 2019

Being generous, according to Mr. Bello means

Agoing out of your way to make others happy
Bgiving people everything you have
Cmeeting people's need every time they ask
Dsmiling always
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Question 512
jamb 2019

As at the time Aliya was born, her father was working as a _______________

APilot
BJournalist
CTeacher
DBanker
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Question 513
jamb 2019

What is the main message of the story about the hunter?

Aaveraging others may be right or wrong, depending on the circumstances
Bparents should pass across their wealth of knowledge to their children and the children should do same when they grow up
Cit is wrong to revenge wrongdoings
Dit is good to always prepare for difficult situations
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Question 514
jamb 2019

According to the novel, Aliya is informed that the casual drive. She had with her father was deliberately arranged by him through ____________

Anone of the above
Btheir discussion at her school garden
Cthe sixteen page letter written to her
Dthe discussion in her bedroom
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Question 515
jamb 2019

Apart from the malian singer, who was Mr. Bello's favourite, whose music does he likes too?

AFela's music
BKing Sunny Ade's Music
CAli Farka toure music
DTiwa savage's music
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Question 516
jamb 2019

The letter titled 'Letter to my Daughter' has the same title as a book written by

AOperah Winfrey
BChimamanda Adichie
CMagaret Thatcher
DMaya Angelou
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Question 517
jamb 2019

According to the novel, how did Aliya got to know that at age 16 one is no longer a child?

Afrom the 16 page letter from her dad
Bfrom a book titled
Cfrom a movie at the cinema
Dfrom the book titled
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Question 518
jamb 2019

Birthdays are not celebrated in Aliya's family because

Ait reminds them they are closer to the grave
BAliya's father dislikes parties
Cit is not considered a major achievement
Dit brings back bad memories
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Question 519
jamb 2019

In the novel, the casual but deliberately planned drive around the city between Aliya and her father was because ____________

AAliya's mother had inform him that Aliya has seen her first menstrual period
Bnone of the above
CAliya's mother had informed him that Aliya now has a boyfriend
DAliya's teacher had informed him that she was moody
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Question 520
jamb 2019

"Beauty is nothing, but character is needed". This sentence means

Aphysical beauty is useless in the society
Ba beautiful person ignores character
Chaving a good character is the most beautiful thing
Dcharacter attracts while beauty sustains good relationships with people
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