Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 41
jamb 2006

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
The death of Prince can be said to

Aportray Tess as a fated character
Breveal the family's total dependence on the animal
Ccause Tesas'misfortunes
Dforeshadow Tess'ultimate fate
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Question 42
jamb 2006

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Angel Clare prefers Tess to Mercy Chant as a wife because she

Ais an accomplished lady
Bis from a very god family
Cunderstands farm life
Dis a good Christian
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Question 43
jamb 2006
This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'You are the cold nests
In which the migrant bird lays no eggs.'
Kittobbe: To the Childless

The device used in the excerpt above is
Asynecdoche
Bimagery
Cmetaphor
Dirony
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Question 44
jamb 2006
This question is on Literary Appreciation
'... Not a few of us ended our application letters like this:. If you are kind enough to accommodate this humble application, Sir/Madam, I shall do my uttermost best to rendered you the greatest services which it is at my disposition to your best satisfactory. Yours obediently servant...'Yet without English, you had no education fit for a white collar job.'
Cameron Daodu: The Gab Boys
The tone of the passage above is
Aderisive
Bironic
Cmelancholic
Dharsh
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Question 45
jamb 2006
This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.
'I am jealous and passionate like Jehovah, God of the Jews;
J.P Clark: Olokun
A device used in the second line of the excerpt above is
Asimile
Bhyperbole
Cmetaphor
Dparadox
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Question 46
jamb 2006

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.
'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from the kitchen. I am going to kill that pig.'
Patricia Melo: The Killer
The speaker in the excerpt above is trying to

Abrace himself up for the action
Breport the pig before killing it
Ccontemplate the killing of the pig
Djustify the action of killing the pig
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Question 47
jamb 2006
This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.
'On the broken walls,
Bats hang away from the sun
Shadows of an ancient stranger
Cast their presence over our shoulders
A pathway leads to the abandoned gate.'

Mazisi Kunene: The Fearful Ruin
The dominant mood in the excerpt above is that of
Aexhilaration
Bpleasure
Crage
Dterror
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Question 48
jamb 2006
This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground,
And tell sad stories of the death of kings;
How some have been deposed, some slain in war
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed
Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping killed,
All murdered;

William Shakespeare:King Richard II
The subject matter of the speech above is
Aregicide
Bsuicide
Cinfanticide
Dparricide
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Question 49
jamb 2006
This question is based on Literary Appreciation
' 'O fleeting gleam of noon dream You incense my clothed cream!
Tony E. Afejuku: An Orchard of Wishes
The literary device used in the lines above is
Arepetition
Brefrain
Cconsonance
Dassonance
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Question 50
jamb 2006
This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'It was not the apple that tempted Eve, but this grapefruit; thus did maren revise the tale of Paradise Lost, and even Chris, shocked as he was at such blasphemy,confessed himself tempted to agree whenever maren returned from raiding the Principal's compound, with a shirtful of booty to share, especially on a hot afternoon.'
Wole Soyinka: Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years, A Memoir
The passage above achieves a mock-heroic effect through the use of
Ameiosis
Bepigram
Callusion
Dsymbolism
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Question 51
jamb 2006

This question is based on Literary Appreciation

The hunter dies and leaves his poverty to his gun
The blacksmith dies and leaves his poverty to his anvil..
The extract above is an example of

Aelegy
Bballad
Cepic
Deulogy
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Question 52
jamb 2006

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones time never shirking and never volunteering for extra either'.
George Orwell: Animal Farm
Form the passage above, the character being described is

Aenthusiastic
Baltruistic
Ccynical
Dlazy
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Question 53
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
In Clark's Agbor Dancer, the drum is central to the message because it

Aportrays the drummer as an expert
Breminds the poet of his cultural roots
Cprovides the rhythm for the dancer
Ddraws the spectators to the dancing arena
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Question 54
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
Milton's On His Blindness teaches human beings to

Adiscountenance physical disabilities
Bregard disabilities as enduring
Ckeep on struggling endlessly
Duse their talents sparingly
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Question 55
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
In Cheney-Coker's Myopia, the attitude of the poet is one of

Asympathy
Bjoy
Cempathy
Denvy
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Question 56
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
Brutus'A Troubadour I Traverse paints the picture of

Apeace amidst pestilence
Blove in a hostile environment
Chatred inspired by state terror
Dhunger in the midst of plenty
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Question 57
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
In Houseman's To an Athlete Dying Young, the poet sees the death of the young athlete as

Abelated
Bpermanent
Ctemporary
Dtimely
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Question 58
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
Apart from his lover, the poet in Senghor's I will Pronounce Your Name is also concerned with his

Areligion
Bcontinent
Ccinnamon
Dwealth
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Question 59
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.

The character addressed in Serenade is

Afrom a poor family
Bin a joyous mood
Cin a sad mood
Dat war with another character
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Question 60
jamb 2006

This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(eds.): A 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. (ed.): Weast African Verse.
The subject matter of Wangusa's A Taxi Driver on His Death is

Athe road
Bdeath
Cthe vehicle
Dthe driver
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