Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 11
jamb 1986

The theme of Gabriel Okara's 'Piano and Drums' is usually summed up in the phrase

Aclash of cultures
Bprimal youth of the African
Cbeauty of the Concerto
Dthe decay of African Civilization.
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Question 12
jamb 1986
The gurgling drums
Echo the stars
The forest howls
And between the tress
The dark sun appears.
The dominant figure of speech in the above lines from Lenrie Peter's 'We Have Come Home' is
Asynecdoche
Bsimile
Cmetaphor
Dpersonification.
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Question 13
jamb 1986

Much of the poetic effect of Birago Diop's 'Viaticum' is gained by the poet's use of

Arepetition of symbolic references
Brhetorical questions
Cexaggeration
Dflowering language.
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Question 14
jamb 1986
'The Vultures built in the shadow of their talons
The blood-stained monument of tutelage.'
The image used in the above lines associates the civilizing missions with
Aredemption from ignorance
Bviolence and oppression
Cconversion from paganism
Dthe building of beautiful edifices.
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Question 15
jamb 1986

In the poem 'The Vultures', David Diop suggests that the Christians missionaries were agents of

Aagrarian revolution
Bbaptism
Cjustics
Dcolonialism.
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Question 16
jamb 1986

Which of the following statement is NOT true of the two 'Abiku' poems by J.P Clark and Wole Soyinka?

Ain each of the two poems, the voice of the Abiku is heard
Bwhile the tone of Clark's poem is conciliatory, that of Soyinka is defiant
Cit would appear that making body marks on the two Abiku has not served the customary purpose of stopping them from coming again
Das the two poet portray them, Clark's Abiku can choose to stay or not to stay, but Soyinka's Abiku cannot.
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Question 17
jamb 1986

The tone of Wole Soyinka's 'Abiku is

Aarrogant and cynical
Bmysterious and cunning
Cunderstanding but cynical
Dkind and thoughtful.
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Question 18
jamb 1986

From the poem itself, it is easy to tell that J.P. Clark's Abiku' is set in

Aancient times
Ba hut in a riverine village
Ca modern city by the sea
Dthe only mansion in the village.
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Question 19
jamb 1986

The impression created of the rain in J.P. Clark's 'Night Rain' is that of

Aan implacable destructive force
Ban invading but paradoxically welcome force
Ca welcome and benevolent force
Da sinister and ominous force.
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Question 20
jamb 1986

The dominant mood in J.P. Clark's 'Night Rain' is that of

Aindignation
Bsorrow
Cjoy
Doptimism.
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Question 21
jamb 1986

In Great Expectations, Pip's reaction to the news that his fortune had been bestowed on him by Magwitch was

Aa sense of disillusionment
Ba feeling of utter shame
Canger of disgust
Done of excitement.
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Question 22
jamb 1986

When Mr. Jagger''s told Joe Gargery to ''bear in mind, that Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better'', what he meant was that

AHoldfast was a better dog when compared to Brag
Bit was better to hold fast on one''s beliefs than to brag about them
Ca faithful, steadfast dog was better than a dog that gives one cause to bragof its beauty
DJoe Gargery should keep his mouth shut.
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Question 23
jamb 1986

Joe Gargery is important in Great Expectations mainly because he

Ais used as a foil to Pip
Bprovides the comedy in the story
Chelped to bring Pip up by hand
Dnursed Pip when he was sick in London.
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Question 24
jamb 1986

The effect of Pip's association with the inmates of Satis house was made to make him

Arealize that he was an orphan
Bdespair of even being a gentle man
Caspire to improve his education and make himself less common
Dlove Biddy more ardently.
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Question 25
jamb 1986

The protagonist of Charles Dicken's Great Expectations is

ADrummle
BMagwitch
CMiss Havishman
DPip.
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Question 26
jamb 1986

From Madza's behavior after his return to Kala
it can be deduced that the most important lesson he learned from his sojourn in Kala is that

Athe secret of happiness is to be found among unsophisticated Africans
Bevery man is free to set his own goals and chart his own course in life
Cformal education is the ideal way to true wisdom
Dit is highly rewarding to abide scrupulously by the mores of one's own community.
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Question 27
jamb 1986

'Why the hell can't some of you caught him for me
Are you going to let a boy make a public laughing stock of his own father?
The speaker of these words is the father of

ABikokolo
BNiam
CAlbert
DMedza.
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Question 28
jamb 1986

The attitude of the young men of Kala towards their chief can be described as

Adisdainful
Bsuspicious
Cdisrespectful
Dcourteous.
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Question 29
jamb 1986

Medza's Mission To Kala was important mainly because it

Ahelped him to make acquaintance with his relations in Kala
Benabled him to discover Edima
Cgave him the glory of bringing back Niam's wife
Dmade him discover the realities of the condition of colonized people.
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Question 30
jamb 1986

In Mission To Kala, Medza regarded himself as a professional failure because he

Ahe did not seem to have any particular plans forn his life
Bhad a bad reputation at college as a person with bad manners
Cfailed to bring back Niam's wife
Dfailed to understand his father.
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