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Question 1111

jamb 2004

'Love and loveless hate' and 'Love lusterless word' in Lenrie Peters 'She Came in Silken Drapes ] suggest that

Alove is a meaningless word

Bjoy and sadness often mingle

Clove is forever sweet

Dlove breeds hate

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Question 1112

jamb 2004

Arthur Nortje's Nightfall is written against the backdrop of

Aapartheid

Brevolution

Ccelebration

Dviolence

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Question 1113

jamb 2004

Kalu Uka's Earth to Earth concerned with the

Afertilization of the earth by moisture

Bloss of man's property

Cseasonal flow of nature

Dhappy beginning and sad end of life

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Question 1114

jamb 2004

David Diop's Loser of Everything can be seen as

Aa lamentation of the destruction of African values

Bthe suppression of an African village

Ca celebration of African values

Dan account of warfare between an African community and an invading force

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Question 1115

jamb 2004

The persona in Kassam's Maji Maji represents the

Awarriors

BGermans

CMzee

Dlisteners

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Question 1116

jamb 2004

...a huge senseless cathedral of doom'in Kofi Awoonor's The Cathedral implies

Ameaningless foreign religious parctices

Bmeaningless indigenous religious practices

Cthe architectural beaty of the cathedral

Dthe Catholic Church parctices

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Question 1117

jamb 2004

In Acholonu's The Dissidents, the daughter of my father' is a

Aheroine

Bvillain

Ccharacter

Dnarrator

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Question 1118

waec 2003

After the speech, the speaker proceeds to

Amake the right choice

Bmarry her lover

Cunlock the silver casket

Dexpose the secret

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Question 1119

waec 2003

'' Midas'' in the extract illustrates a/an

Aanecdote

Bpun

Callusion

Dallegory

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Question 1120

waec 2003

The underlined expression is an example of

Aonomatopoeia

Bpersonification

Chyperbole

Dmetonymy

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Question 1121

waec 2003

The first two lines convey an impression of

Aradiance

Bdeception

Cbeauty

Ddestruction

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Question 1122

waec 2003

The speaker is

AArragon

BLorenzo

CBassanio

DMorocco

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Question 1123

waec 2003

The underlined expression is an example of

Asymbolism

Bimagery

Cmetaphor

Dallusion

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Question 1124

waec 2003

The first line of the extract illustrates

Airony

Bsarcasm

Cparallelism

Dsimile

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Question 1125

waec 2003

The speaker intends to

Afulfil his part of the bond

Braise money for suit

Cseek redress in court

Delope with his fiancee

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Question 1126

waec 2003

The person addressed is

AAntonio

BShylock

CGratiano

DSolanio

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Question 1127

waec 2003

The speaker is

ASolanio

BLauncelot

CBassanio

DLorenzo

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Question 1128

waec 2003

The speech is an example of a/an

Amnologue

Baside

Csoliloquy

Depilogue

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Question 1129

waec 2003

''The lady'' in the extract refers to

ABalthazar

BNerissa

CJessica

DPortia

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Question 1130

waec 2003

After the speech, the speaker

Amarries his lover

Bbetrays his emotions

Cfails in his venture

Dbreaks the engagement

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