Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1
jamb 2014

Fletcher's Upon An Honest Man's Fortune encourages people to

Aaccept life as it is
Bcondemn soothsaying
Cmove in the direction of God
Daccept soothsaying
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Question 2
jamb 2014

The allusion in Hugh's 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' is mainly

Aliteracy
Bbibilical
Chistorical
Dclassical
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Question 3
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

In Raleigh's The Soul's Errand, the soul is portrayed as a

Amessenger of hope and peace
Bfriend of suffering masses
Cfearless message-bearer
Drestorer of lost glory
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Question 4
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

The sun in Donne's The Sun Rising is depicted through the use of

Aapostrophe
Binvocation
Cellipsis
Denjambment
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Question 5
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

The dominant image in Adeoti's Hard Lines is

Atactile
Bauditory
Cgustatory
Dvisual
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Question 6
jamb 2014

Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea,Santiago's second dream occurs

Awhen he sleeps on the boat for a few hours
Bthe night before his fishing expedition
Cin his house
Dat the end of the book
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Question 7
jamb 2014

Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, the attitude of the old man towards nature is quite

Awarm and friendly
Bcautious and skeptical
Chostile and callous
Dcareless and indifferent
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Question 8
jamb 2014

Based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime,Asogo is a game in which

Amothers lure their babies to sleep
Bfathers narrate animal stories
Cboys abuse girls with music
Dgirls sing songs of praise and admonition
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Question 9
jamb 2014

Based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime, the worst calamity that can befall a woman is

Abarreness
Binability to bear male children
Cinability to marry
Ddivorce
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Question 10
jamb 2014

Based on Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime, the novel explores the theme of

Achild quest of an African woman
Bexploitation of the African woman
Csex discrimination in Ghana
Dwomen liberation in Nigeria
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Question 11
jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,Prospero is portrayed as a man who is

Aeager to conquer the world
Bfull of mistrust for everybody
Cmore interested in studying than in governance
Ddependent on the spirits of his survival
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Question 12
jamb 2014

Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest,the character associated with savagery in the play is

AFerdinand
BAriel
CStephano
DCaliban
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Question 13
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

The dominant technique used in Serenade is

Aapostrophe
Bmetaphore
Csimile
Doxymoron
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Question 14
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

Jared Angira is an African Poet from

AGhana
BSierra-Leone
CKenya
DSouth Africa
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Question 15
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

Cheney-Coker's Myopia is a

Aballad
Bdirge
Clament
Dsonnet
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Question 16
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

In Owonibi's Homeless, not Hopeless, the persona explains that street beggars

Aare concerned with their daily needs
Balways worry about heaven
Crarely sleep and dream
Dattend conferences in towns
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Question 17
jamb 2014

These question are based on selected poems from Johnson, R. 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: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides: Poetry for Senior Secondray Schools NWOGA, d.i. (ED.) West African Verse.

The tone of Umeh's Ambassadors of Poverty can be described as

Apanegyrical
Bmetaphorical
Csarcastic
Dadmonitory
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Question 18
jamb 2014

Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea,the novel demonstrates the

Astruggle of man against defeat
Battempt to catch fish
Cdesire to understand life
Dinfluence of the sea on man
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Question 19
jamb 2014

Based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, the type of fish caught by Santiago after days of effort is

Ageisha
Bshark
Ciris
Dmarlin
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Question 20
jamb 2014

Based on Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus, in the Achike family,the character who is central to the theme is

AJaja
BKambili
CMama
DSisi
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