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Question 21

jamb 1979

In 'Come Away My Love' Kariuki deals with the problems of

Alove in the abstract

Breflections on shop windows

Cthe music of the piano

Dlove between people of different races

Ethe light from the candle

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Question 22

jamb 1979

Events in The Concubine are dominated by

AIhuoma

BEmenike

CThe Sea god

Dsupernatural elements

EEkwueme

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Question 23

jamb 1979

Pick out the odd one

AMetaphor

BCharacterization

CPersonification

DRythm

ESimile

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Question 24

jamb 1979

A good plot must posses

Amany exciting events

Bgood,interesting characters

Ca pleasant setting

Dintrigue

Esingle,complete and ordered action

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Question 25

jamb 1979

A novel can be described as

Aa narration of facts

Ba story

Ca brief description of a concept or point of view

Dan extended prose narrative covering a wide range of characters and experience

Ea narration of an incedent

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Question 26

jamb 1979

'Exposition' in a play means

Athe initial unfolding of the necessary background of the play

Bits climax

Cthe marriage of the hero and heroine

Dthe untangling of the plot

Ethe private speech of a character

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Question 27

jamb 1979

The dominant feeling in Leopold Sedar Senghor's 'In Memoriam' is

Ahappiness

Bnostalgia

Csadness

Ddespair

Ehatred

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Question 28

jamb 1979

Mr Johnson always buys beautiful things for his wife Bamu because

Ahe has plenty of money

Bhe loves to see beautiful things onher

Cshe demands them from him

Dhis friends buy such things for their wives

Ethey are always cheap

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Question 29

jamb 1979

Which of these secondary characters stands out from the others in the development of the action in Ozidi?

AOfe

BAzezabife

COguaran

DAgbogidi

EOdogu

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Question 30

jamb 1979

In 'Tell Freedom' injustice is symbolized by

Athe author's life at Elsburg

BPeter's friendship with Anne

Cthe Indian provison shops

Dthe sign'Reserved for Europeans Only'

Ethe activities of the street gangs

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