Jamb Literature in English 1979 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1979

I lingered over the choice
But in the darkness of my doubts
You lifted the lamp of love
And i saw in your face
The road that i should take
In 'The Mesh' the poet 'lingered over the choice' because

A. He had quarelled with the lady
B. He is not yet sure of the lady's love
C. He is not yet sure of his love for the lady
D. The lady is not beautiful
E. The lady is too possesive

Question 32:

• JAMB 1979

The Concubine
'Ihuoma,my child' Wigwe began at last,'really i ought to have come here with more people,but i have avoided formalities because i want to spare myself any embarrassment.Formalities will come later if all goes well'.
Wigwe has come to Ihuoma in order to

A. Marry her clandestinely
B. Gain her consent before coming with relations
C. Persuade her to marry his own son
D. Dissuade her from marrying his own son
E. Inquire about her health

Question 33:

• JAMB 1979

In 'The Executioner's Dream',the first line 'I dream I saw an eye,a pretty eye' is

A. Ironical
B. Complimentary
C. Exclamatory
D. Rhetorical
E. Interrogatory

Question 34:

• JAMB 1979

In Birago Diop's 'Vanity',these two lines 'Sad complaining voices of beggars
Who indeed will hear them without laughter?'contain

A. An exaggeration
B. A hyperbole
C. A paradox
D. An understatement
E. An illogicallity

Question 35:

• JAMB 1979

In 'Telephone Conversation', the tone of the question 'You mean-like plain or milk chocolate? is

A. Sarcastic
B. Complimentary
C. Admissive
D. Pleading
E. Commanding