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As Medza was getting near to his village on his way from Kala he drinks at the palm wine bar because
Abecause he wants to patronize the local drink
Bhe is very happy to return to his village
Che is very thirsty
Dhe wants to pick up courage to face his father
Ehis journey has been very successful.
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Question 1742
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A 'gentleman' in the sense in which it is used in Great Expectations is
Aa man of wealth
Ba chivalrous young man
Can educated man of some means
Da man who has inherited a fortune
Ea man who lives in a big city.
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Question 1743
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The characters of Joe and Biddy are contrasted with those of Pip and Estella in order to show
Athe advantages of formal education
Bthe advantages of simplicity, sincerity and true love
Cthe advantages of of sophisticated high-class living
Dthe difference between urban and rural people
Ethat constrast is an inevitable aspect of characterization in a novel.
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Question 1744
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Miss Havisham grooms Estella the way she does so as to make Estella
Aa model lady
Ba good wife to Pip
Ca dependable character
Dunattractive to men
Ea means of torturing menfolk.
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Question 1745
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The major lesson Pip's experience in Great Expectations teaches us is that
Ait is not good to be born poor
Bwealth guarantees happiness
Can orphan has to be industrious to survive
Deducation is needed only by the poor
Eambition should be moderated by fairness and human consideration for others
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Question 1746
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In which of the following London neighborhoods mentioned in Great Expectations is Mr. Jagger's office located?
AHammersmith
BSoho
CWarworth
DRichmond
ELittle Britain.
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Question 1747
jamb1985
'He was a living example of the astonishing results that can occur when Western hypocrisy and commercial materialism are grafted on to a first rate African intelligence.'
The character described in the passage is the father of
ANiam
BEndongolo
CZambo
DMedza
EDuckfoot Johnny
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Question 1748
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Odewale: I thought you were leaving with your son Aderopo.
Ojuola: It is you i married your highness, not my son.
The exchange from The Gods are not to Blame is an example of
Aflashback technique
Bdramatic irony
Cpoetic licence
Dfalse analogy
Epathetic fallacy.
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Question 1749
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'Just because i am an Ijebu man, and do not belong to your tribe, the sight of me as your king gnaws at your liver, and rips your heart asunder...'
The speaker's statement is prompted by
Aguilty conscience
Boedipus complex
Cdelusive grandeur
Dpersecution complex
Epatriotic fervour.
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Question 1750
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'Is Aderopo jealous that i am sharing a bed with his mother? Very well then, let him come and sleep with his mother'.
Odewale's statement is a good example of
Aeuphemism
Bpun
Cirony
Dsarcasm
Ejargon.
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Question 1751
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Because of his fiery temper as a youth, Odewale was called the
AGorilla
BScorpion
CHumbler of the wild
DThunder lion
Eson of Odediran.
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Question 1752
jamb1984
'My room was the smallest space I'D ever been in on which a door had closed. There was a bed, built in wardrobe, chair and small table, and above in the ceiling was screwed a one-candlepower bulb it really made you feel welcome....'
The last statement in this passage is an example of
Aunderstatement
Boverstatement
Chyperbole
Dsarcastic humour
Epoetic diction
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Question 1753
jamb1984
I am not afraid of anything ;, he told them 'I have done almost everything in this world. I have committed all crimes you can think of and been called for most of them. I have been in prison more hours than I have been out of it within the last five years. In recounting his criminal life, this speaker's tone is
Arepentant
Bboastful
Cregretful
Dsubdued
Eremorseful
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Question 1754
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'The gates of polished reed closes behind them and the west is let in.'The above are the last two lines of David Rubadins ' Stanley meets Mutesa' and they suggest that
Athe sun setb after the arrival of Stanley
BStanley was shut out of Western civilization
CStanley symbolizes the advert of colonization
DStanley was very well recieved
EStanley thought he would be eaten up by the natives.
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Question 1755
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'The whole space was walled with dark aromatic bushes and was a bowl of heat and light. A great tree, fallen across one corner, leaned against the trees that still stood and rapid climber flaunted red and yellow sprays right to the top.'
In describing the action of the climber, the writer has used the literary device of
Asimile
Bhyperbole
Cirony
Donomotopoeia
Epersonification.
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Question 1756
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'Political languages is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure minds.'
The writer here suggesting that political language is
Aconvincing
Bdeceptive
Cinteresting
Ddestructive
Ecommendable.
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Question 1757
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'There was a time when meadow, grove and stream,
The earth and every common sight
To me did seem
Appareled in celestial light
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore:
Turn wheresoever i may,
By night or day
The things which have seen i now can see no more.'
The mood captured in this passage is one of
Anostalgia
Bdespair
Cconfidence
Dhope
Ejoy
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Question 1758
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'It was a town of red brick, or of brick that would have been red if the smoke and ashes had allowed it; but as matters stood it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage. It contained several large streets all very like one another, and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited by people equally like one another, who all went in and out at the same hours...'
The description of the town in this passage suggests
Apeaceful co-existence
Black of progress
Cwarmth and friendliness
Dorganized living
Emonotony
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Question 1759
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'Contrition twines me like a snake
Each time i come upon the wake
Of your clan,...'
In this passage 'contrition' is
Apersonified
Bsatirized
Cexaggerated
Dmodified
Eemphasized
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Question 1760
jamb1984
Which of the following novels was written by a Nigerian?
