Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1141
jamb 2003

Donne's 'Death, be not proud'' is

Aan epic
Ba dirge
Ca ballad
Da sonnet
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Question 1142
jamb 2003

In Robert Frost's 'Wild Grapes', the girl's brother throws down grapes in the manner he does to

Amake his sister have her fill
Ballow himself time-in-between to eat
Cmake his sister desire to climb the tree
Dallow hinself to have some fun
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Question 1143
jamb 2003

This question is based on S.I. Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The language of the novel is generally

Aentertaining
Beducative
Cromantic
Dreportive
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Question 1144
jamb 2003

This question is based on S.I. Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The plot of the novel is

Acyclical
Bachronological
Cconvoluted
Dlinear
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Question 1145
jamb 2003

This question is based on S.I. Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily.
The attitude of the narrator to religion in the novel is

Afundamentalist
Bliberal
Cambiguous
Dfanatical
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Question 1146
jamb 2003

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm,
In the novel, Boxer is respected for his

Aduplicity
Breticence
Cintellect
Dhard work
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Question 1147
jamb 2003

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm,
The overthrow of Jones happens sooner than expected because the animals

Aexperience acute suffering
Bare milked by Jones
Care better schemers
Dreceive assistance from Foxwood
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Question 1148
jamb 2003

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm,
The dominant technique in the book is

Airony
Bforeshadowing
Csymbolism
Dreminiscence
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Question 1149
jamb 2003

This question is based on George Orwell's Animal Farm,
In the novel, 'animalism' is a system of thought that emphasizes

Aconformity
Bequality
Canimality
Ddisparity
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Question 1150
jamb 2003

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears
The stealing of three thousand naira by the messenger and the manner of its presentation can be interpreted as Gimba's

Asentimental attachment to money
Bapprobation of stealing
Ccondemnaton of social injustice
Djustification of social vices
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Question 1151
jamb 2003

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears
The subject matter of the novel is

Amarital infidelity
Bthe evils of materialism
Cchild àbuse
Dthe gains of love
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Question 1152
jamb 2003

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears
The events in the novel span

Aforty days
Btwo days
Cfive days
Dseven days
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Question 1153
jamb 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The success of the play as a comedy relies on the author's use of

Adramatic irony
Bstock comic characters
Ccomic relief
Dstage and scenic disguise
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Question 1154
jamb 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The Dorothy of the play is

ATony Lumpkin's mother
BYoung Marlow's mother
CMiss Neville's mother
DKate, Hardcastle's daughter
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Question 1155
jamb 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The story of the play would have been different but for

AMiss Hardcastle's attitude towards her guests
BMr. Hardcastle's ignorance of Young Marlow's true identity
Cthe insensitivity of Mrs Hardcastle
DTony's misinformation of Young Marlow and Mr. Hastings
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Question 1156
jamb 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The use of the traditional verse from in the play applies to

Athe character of Sir Charles Marlow
Bthe prologue songs and the epilogue
Cmale characters
Dfemale characters
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Question 1157
jamb 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
''My heart thus pressing-fix'd my face and eye-with a sententious look, that nothing means...'In the lines above, the speaker implies that

Ahis gesture means nothing
Bhe is a pious man
Che is being sentimental
Dhis heart is pressing against his face and eye
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Question 1158
jamb 2003

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
In their flight, the women settle at lyara in order to

Aforestall reconciliation
Bseek peace
Ccure cross-piece
Dhurt their husbands
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Question 1159
jamb 2003

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
'...Great orators in the assembly, and poor nannies at home.'Those being ridiculed here are the

Aspinsters
Bhusbands
Cwives
Dold women
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Question 1160
jamb 2003

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
'....Those with breasts have walked out, and that leaves you, me and the old girls returned home on retirement. It's the dry season, child.'The character to whom the words are spoken in the play is in

Afront of the verandah of Okoro's house
BOkoro's front yard, downstage
Cthe direction of the kitchen, offstage
Dthe kitchen, upstage
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