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Question 501
jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Abbas the beggar is a symbol of

Athe end justifying the means
Bthe rich also crying
Cpride before perdition
Dcourage amidst adversity
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Question 502
jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
The dispute between Sarkin Zango and Sarkin Fatake is over a

Ahorse
Bpiece of land
Csource of water
Dfarmland
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Question 503
jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Form the viewpoint of the British government, the attack on the Sokoto Caliphate is

Aone of superiority
Ba war of attrition
Cone of vengeance
Da jihad
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Question 504
jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The seeming shifty structure of the play is used to

Aassist in the development of the characters
Bsustain the reader's interest
Creflect the emotional and psychological state of Hamlet
Dslow down the pace of the plot development
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Question 505
jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The king's clown whose skull is exhumed by Gravedigger is

ARosencrantz
BYorick
CSexton
DFortinbras
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Question 506
jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
'But, howsoever thou pursuest this act,
Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother....'

The ghost exhorts young Hamlet not to kill his mother because

Ahis wife is bewitched into falling for Claudius' seduction
Bthe ghost wishes her to be left to the torment of her conscience
Cthe ghost still loves his wife even in death
Dthe young Hamlet will be guilty of matricide
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Question 507
jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Ghost serves to

Aaccelerate dramatic conflict
Bintensify dramatic conflict
Cinitiate dramatic conflict
Dcomplicate dramatic conflict
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Question 508
jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The king who is poisoned in the Garden in the play-within-the-play is

AGozango
BNegtine
CBernardo
DHamlet
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Question 509
jamb 2006

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
Boateng describes the writers' studio as a place where

Awriters have been sold
Bwriters work hard at their writings
Cpeople discuss real writing
Dwriting materials are sold
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Question 510
jamb 2006

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah''s Fragments.

The Baako ultimately goes mad indicates that

Athe visionary is usually a sacrificial lamb
Bsociety is incurable
Cman is a fateful being
Dthe evils that men do live after them
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Question 511
jamb 2006

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
The message State Express 555 is an advertisement for

Aan imported alcoholicdrink
Ba brand of elitist cigrette
Ca newly commissioned road network
DGold Coast Transport Corporation
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Question 512
jamb 2006

This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi''sThe New Man

In terms of religion, the people of Ipaja can be described as

Aconformists
Bliberals
Cfanatics
Dpuritans
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Question 513
jamb 2006

This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi'sThe New Man
After listening to the soldiers' conversation, the convict decides to

Aget in touch with his relation immediately
Bhide in the bush for one day and later contact Laoye Layeni
Chide in the bush for one week and later contact Sade
Dcontact his friends who arrange his movement
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Question 514
jamb 2006

This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi'sThe New Man
The tension generated at Ipaja and Iwuya early in the novel is a result of

AProphet Elijah's trance
BBadejo's antigraft posture
Cthe campaign for parliamentary election
Dthe increase in cocoa prices
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Question 515
jamb 2006

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
The theme of chance is graphically demonstrated by the

Ameeting of Parson Tringham and Mr Durbeyfield
Brape scene
Csudden return of Angel Clare from Brazil
Ddeath of Tess'child
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Question 516
jamb 2006

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
Most of Tess'misery as a girl-mother comes from the thought of

Aherselfas the parent of a nameless child
Bthe world's concern about her breaking social law
Cherself as a spouseless mother
Dher inexperience in childcare
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Question 517
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 518
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 519
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 520
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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