Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2011

These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.

In Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm,
the thunderstorm begins with

Arain from the west
Brain from the east
Cclouds from the west
Dclouds from the east
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Question 32
jamb 2011

The theme of the Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is

Athe conflict of traditions
Bthe futility of man and his tradition
Cthe strength in diversity of culture and traditional views
Densuring that traditions and beliefs were strictly observed
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Question 33
jamb 2011

These question are based on George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty Four.
The novel draws a picture of

Aa totalitarian future
Ban unstable moment
Ca peaceful atmosphere
D
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Question 34
jamb 2011

These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.

In the novel Nwokocha Agbadi is famous for his oratorical power and

Aheight
Billiteracy
Cwealth
Dtreachery
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Question 35
jamb 2011

These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
For attempted murder , Nnaife was jailed for

Afour months
Bfive months
Ctwo months
Dthree months
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Question 36
jamb 2011

These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal.

'As he opened and shut his mouth his lower jaw went down and came up,puffing up and
then deflating the skin under his chin'.
The subject of description in the line above is

Athe high commissioner
Bthe white chief
CM.Fuuconi
DM. Pipiniakis
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Question 37
jamb 2011

These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal.

Vandermayer's attitude and action towards Meka illustrates the church's

Adespondency
Binfuriation
Chypocrisy
Dsuspicion
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Question 38
jamb 2011

These questions are based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal.
The heavy downpour on the night of Meka's investiture symbolises.

Arevelation
Bconviction
Cblessing
Dmockery
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Question 39
jamb 2011

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The plot of the play is

Asimple
Bconvoluted
Cchronological
Dcomplicated
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Question 40
jamb 2011

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

In the play, Mercutio can be described as

Afraudulent
Bgentle
Ckind-hearted
Dquarellsome
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Question 41
jamb 2011

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The news of Juliet's death is broken to Romeo in Mantua by

ABalthasar
BBoy C
CFriar John
DFriar Lawrence
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Question 42
jamb 2011

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

The play reaches reaches the point of denouement

Aat the family feast
Bat the reconciliation of the feuding families
Cwhen Romeo is informed of Juliet's death
Dwhen Romeo kills Paris at the tomb
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Question 43
jamb 2011

These questions are based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
'Farewell.- God knows when we shall meet again, I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins,
That almost freezes up the heat of life.
I'll call them back again to comfort me.
Nurse!-What should she do here?
My dismal scene i need must act alone. Come, vial'.
The intention of the speaker above is to

Acommit suicide
Bcommit murder
Cescape from harsh realities of life
Dtake a temporary harmful substance
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Question 44
jamb 2011

'Everything in this room outrages my sense of beauty, undermine my will to create pictures of lasting appeal...'
The speaker in the quotation above is

AHappy
BExcited
CTired
DFrusrated
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Question 45
jamb 2011

These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The final harassment of Maanan takes place in

AOfosu's office
BLawyer B's chamber
COfosu's house
DLawyer B's house
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Question 46
jamb 2011

These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.

The prevailing theme of the play is

Alove
Bsocial decadence
Cself-will
Daffluence
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Question 47
jamb 2011

These question are based on J.C De Graft's Sons and Daughters.
From it's resolution of conflicts, the play can be described as a

Atragedy
Bfarce
Cmelo drama
Dcomedy
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Question 48
jamb 2011

These question is base on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.

In the novel, the handing over of a baby boy in a dream to Nnu Ego by her personal god signifies

Areincarnation
Bidol worship
Cdoom
Dfuture blessing
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Question 49
jamb 2011

These questions are based on literary Appreciation.

The wood decay, the woods decay and fall,
The vapour weep their burden to the ground,
Man comes and fills the field and lies beneath,
And after many a summer dies the swan.
The subject matter of the line above is

Adeath
Bfamine
Cstorm
Drainfall
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Question 50
jamb 2011

These questions are based on literary Appreciation.
''Blood was to prove no solace to the king.
The rejection he had suffered at Idama's hands pushed his spirit into a comfortless hole in which,
alone with himself, he searched in vain for ways to run from his inner emptiness.'
Ayi Kwei Armah: Two Thousand Seasons.
The narrator's attitude to the king is one of

Aenvy
Bsuspicion
Ccontempt
Dsympathy
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