Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 141
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join in with it, lead it on, but, finally,veer it from illustrates

Aallusion
Bsimile
Cparallelism
Dpersonification
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Question 142
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The prevailing atmosphere is
 

Apleasant
Bdrab
Ctense
Dserene
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Question 143
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The two stanzas are built on

Aalternate rhyme
Bidentical rhymes
Ccouplets
Drun-on lines
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Question 144
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In the last stanza, the persona is

Afantasizing
Bangry
Cmalnourished
Dpretending
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Question 145
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Reading the poem, one notices that the poet is being
 

Ahyperbolic
Beuphemistic
Cironic
Dsarcastic
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Question 146
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The metrical structure is predominantly

Atrochaic
Bdactyllic
Ciambic
Dspondaic
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Question 147
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child of scorn illustrates

Aeuphemism
Bcontrast
Cmetaphor
Dmetonymy
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Question 148
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The third stanza of the Shakespearean sonnet is

Acouplet
Bsextet
Coctave
Dquatrain
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Question 149
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A dead metaphor is

Aoverused and ineffective
Bimplied and not funny
Cimplied and underused
Doverused and funny
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Question 150
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The moon looked on the massacre in horror ! illustrates

Apathetic fallacy
Bprologue
Cepilogue
Dtransferred epithet
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Question 151
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This question is based on WUTHERING HEIGHT.
What destination does the young Catherine have in mind when she leaves Thrushcross Grange for the first time?

AWuthering Heights
BThe nearby village
CThe fairy caves at Penistone Crags
DLondon, where her cousin Linton lives
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Question 152
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This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL.
Which character may be an allegory of Nigeria itself?

ABaroka
BSadiku
Clakunle
DSidi
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Question 153
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This question is based on WUTHERING HEIGHT.
Which of the following characters dies last?

ACatherine
BHeathcliff
CLinton
DMr. Linton
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Question 154
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This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL.
The opening act in the plays takes place at______
 

Athe village market
Bthe roadside to the farm
Cthe baale's room
Dby the village stream
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Question 155
jamb 2023

This question is based on SECOND CLASS CITIZEN.
Who is Mr Cole?

Aa black tenant at the first apartment at England
BAdah's colleague at the Consulate
CAdah's nephew she's forced to live with after Pa's death
DAdah's elementary school teacher
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Question 156
jamb 2023

This question is based on WUTHERING HEIGHT.
What gift did Mr. Earnshaw promise to bring Nelly Dean from Liverpool?

AA bridle for her horse
BA fiddle
CFruit
DA set of paints
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Question 157
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PROSE: AFRICAN: UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN

What distinguishes Nii Tackie from every other Ghanaian?

AHis accent
BHis face
CHis tribal mark
DHis skin
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Question 158
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This question is based on LOOK BACK IN ANGER.
Who was the first-person Alison informed about her pregnancy?
 

Aher parents
BJimmy
CHelena
DCliff
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Question 159
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This question is based on UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN.
How did Mama Orojo meet Tom Monday.

Ashe met him on her trip to Ghana
Bshe met him on an evangelism trip
Cshe met him during the religious riot
Dshe met him at the restaurant
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Question 160
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This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL.
In the play, the jewel of Ilujinle is____

ASadiku
BBaroka
CLakunle
DSidi
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