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Question 831
jamb 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The character in the novel who best symbolizes man's pride in his ability to reason is

AHenry
BMaurice
CPiggy
DRoger
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Question 832
jamb 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
That the rescue ship was attracted not by a fire made for the purpose but by one aimed at smoking Ralph out for destruction is a case of

Aoxymoron
Bparadox
Cirony
Dcatastrophe
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Question 833
jamb 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The island in the novel is a

Asymbol of peace
Bhide out for children during the war
Csymbol of innocence
Dworld of abundance
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Question 834
jamb 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
At one point in the novel, Jack paints his face
This act can be interpreted to mean

Aregression into savagery
Bthat he is now fully ready for the dance
Can attempt to hide from the other children
Dan attempt to hide from the animals he wishes to hunt
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Question 835
jamb 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
Kofi Billy's right leg was cut off by a machine in the novel because

Athe young Englishman loaded too much tension into the steel ropes
Bhe had been playing at work with the steel ropes
Cthe steel ropes were old, slack and gave way
Dhe had always wanted a wooden leg
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Question 836
jamb 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah''s ''The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born''.

By the coup which takes place towards the end of the novel, the writer suggests that

Athere is very little hope for genuine change
Ball corrupt politicians shall be ousted
Cthe military is the hope for salvation
Dthe beautiful ones will soon be born
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Question 837
jamb 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
'...no difference at all between the '' whitemen'' and their apes the layers and the merchants and now apes of the apes our Party men ...'
The statement above refers to Koomson's

Acommitment to the plight of the poor man
Breaction to the politics of betrayal
Cchange of attitude to the plight of the poor man
Ddisgust with the ''whitemen'' who are apes
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Question 838
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The dominant mood in 'Ode to a Nightingale' is that of

Aanxiety
Bmelancholy
Chelplessness
Dfury
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Question 839
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The confusion in the poet in D.H. Lawrence's poem 'Snake' arises from

Aeducation and love
Bfascination and fear
Canger and hospitability
Dprotest and regret
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Question 840
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.

The setting of T.S. Eliot's 'Journey of the Magi' is characterized by

Acoldness
Bconfusion
Cfaiety
Dwarmth
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Question 841
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.


Kofi Awoonor's poem 'Songs of Sorrow' suggests that

Adeath is temporary
Blife is continuous
Cthe living communicate with the dead
Ddeath is final
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Question 842
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In 'The Casualties' J.P. Clark discusses

Asoldiers who die in the war
Binsecurity of the writer in times of crisis
Cthe suffering of soldiers and civilians during a war
Dthose whose property is destoryed during a war
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Question 843
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The poet in Sunset Sonata proposes

Adefiance and protest
Barrogance and complacency
Cnonchalance and pride
Dviolence and aggression
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Question 844
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
'And when He looks at the grimy coating,
Caking off your emaciated skin,...'
These lines from Richard Ntiru's 'The Pauper' describe

Athe texture of the pauper's skin
Bthe coat the pauper was wearing
Cthe effect of the surroundings
Dpoverty and dirt
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Question 845
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
The persona in the poem 'To the Soldier Hero' by Mazisi Kunene is portrayed as being

Ablood thirsty
Bbrave
Chumane
Dfearful, yet patriotic
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Question 846
jamb 1992

This question i based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa, E.K. Senanu and T. Vincent (ed.)Selection of African Poetry and E.W. Parker (ed.) A Pageant of Longer Poems.
In his reaction to his friend's death, the mood of the poet, in 'For CHristopher Okigbo' is that of

Ashock
Bdisbelief
Cacceptance
Dgrief
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Question 847
jamb 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
The use of the word 'salt' in the novel is suggestive of

Athe corruption in political life
Ban indispensable commodity
Cthe destruction of social values
Dan instrument of decay and of cleansing
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Question 848
jamb 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
'Ah, you know, the chichidodo is a bird
The chichidodo hates excrement with all its soul.
But the chichidodo only feeds on maggots, and you know the maggots grow best inside the lavatory. This is the chichidodo'.
Which character in the novel is likened to his bird?

AKoomson
BOyo
CThe man
DTeacher
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Question 849
jamb 1992

This question i based on William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
'... I think our country skins beneath the yoke; It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash is added to her wounds.'
Who made the above statement and to whom?

AMacduff to Ross
BMalcolm to Macduff
CMalcolm to Ross
DMacduff to Malcolm.
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Question 850
jamb 1992

This question i based on William Shakespeare''s Macbeth.

''This supernatural soliciting

Cannot be ill, cannot be good. If ill,

Why hath it given me earnest of success,...

What does the phrase ''earnest of success'' refer to?

AMacbeth becoming thane of Cawdor
BBanquo''s children becoming future kings
CMacbeth becoming king
DBanquo''s wearing of the crown
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