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Question 21
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The speeches of Jonsey and Bassy illustrate

Amonologue
Bdialogue
Cprologue
Depilogue
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Question 22
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Jonsey's speech "Your mayoral hopeful" is addressed to

Ano one
Bthe audience
CBassy
Dhimself
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Question 23
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Bassy is a ________ in the play.

Adirector
Bproducer
Cnarrator
Dcharacter
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Question 24
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In the Town hall is the

Astage
Bsetting
Catmosphere
Dlocation
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Question 25
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Jonsey's opening speech illustrates

Amime
Baside
Cepilogue
Dsoliloquy
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Question 26
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A dead metaphor is

Aoverused and funny
Bimplied and not funny
Coverused and ineffective
Dimplied and underused
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Question 27
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Seven metrical feet in a line of a stanza is

Ahexametre
Bseptet
Cheptametre
Dtriolet
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Question 28
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A character that is built around a single idea or quality is a ________ character.

Achoral
Bheroic
Cflat
Dsound
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Question 29
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"That girl is too young to be put in the family way" illustrates

Aparadox
Bhyperbole
Coxymoron
Deuphemism
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Question 30
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Letters, journals and diaries are examples of

Anon-fiction
Bmeta-fiction
Cfaction
Dfiction
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Question 31
jamb 2025

This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.

A melodramatic play is based on:

Asensational plot and characters
Ba melodious manipulation of events
Cingredients that mllow down events
Dthe playwright's didactic overtones
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Question 32
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This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation

'SINCE I am coming to that Holy roome,

Where, with thy Quire of Saints for evermore

I shall be made thy Musique; As I come

I tune the Instrument here at the dore,

And what I must doe then, thinke here before.'

John Donne, 'Hymn to God my God'

In the stanza above, the poet recognizes that

Athere is music in heaven
BGod is his creator
Che is near his death
Dhe is a choir master
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Question 33
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This question is based on ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.

Which character says: "The nature of bad news infects the teller."

AAntony
BCleopatra
CEnobarbus
DA messenger
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Question 34
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This question is based on REDEMPTION ROAD.

How does the novel critique the role of international aid in post-conflict settings?

ABy showing PIP's limitations despite noble intent
BBy advocating total reliance on foreign assistance
CBy depicting PIP as corrupt
DBy avoiding mention of external support
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Question 35
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This question is based on SO THE PATH DOES NOT DIE.

The abandonment of Musudugu by many women before Kumba Kargbo's birth reflects:

AThe psychological cost of isolation
BWeakness in the social fabric
CPatriarchal encroachment
DThe flexibility of tradition
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Question 36
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This question is based on ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.

Cleopatra:

O, wither'd is the garland of the war,

The soldier's pole is fall'n: young boys and girls

Are level now with men; the odds is gone,

And there is nothing left remarkable

Beneath the visiting moon.

What is Cleopatra lamenting in this passage?

AThe fall of Rome
BThe destruction of her kingdom
CThe death of her son
DThe death of Antony
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Question 37
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This question is based on ONCE UPON A TIME.

The line "like a fixed portrait smile" suggests that the speaker's smile is—

ARigid and artificial
BGenuine and emotional
CArtistic and creative
DChanging constantly
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Question 38
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This question is based on SO THE PATH DOES NOT DIE.

Which action by Amadu is viewed as a cultural sacrilege?

AAllowing his daughter to go to school.
BMarrying a woman from another tribe.
CBecoming a construction worker.
DEntering the Fafei to stop Fina's circumcision.
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Question 39
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This question is based on THE TELEPHONE CALL.

What does the phrase "We don't deal in money. Experiences are what we deal in" represent?

AA contradiction
BA tautology
CA euphemism
DA metaphor
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Question 40
jamb 2025

This question is based on THE NUN'S PRIEST'S TALE.

What is the fox's primary strategy in catching Chanticleer?

AMagic
BThreat
CBribery
DFlattery
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