Jamb Literature in English 1980 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1980

Which of the characters in Abraham's Mine Boy is notorious for playing with a Knife?

A. Xuma
B. Leah
C. Ma plank
D. Dladia
E. Joseph.

Question 22:

• JAMB 1980

The doctors looked at chris johannes.
They were both dead. They kept the place up with their bodies so that we could get out!'a mine boy cried and begin to sob (Mine Boy).
The death of Chris and Johannes is symbolic because

A. It shows how black and white can and ought to make sacrifies for matual benefit
B. It lead to the arrest of the miners by the police
C. It shows the bad conditions of the mines
D. It ios the result of panic
E. It keeps xuma out of trouble.

Question 23:

• JAMB 1980

In Mine Boy Peter Abrahams is of the view that apartheid would cease to exist in South Africa if

A. The blacks forced out the whites
B. The whites packed their bags and went away peacefully
C. The whites became more generous and gentle to the blacks
D. Black and whites stopped regarding people primarily by the colour of the skin
E. Unequal treatment of the black and white at the mines was discontinued.

Question 24:

• JAMB 1980

Kongi wants to eat the New Yam during the harvest Festival because

A. He was very hungry after his period of fasting
B. The Yam won the agriculture contest
C. It belonged to the Royal House
D. It symbolized the acqusition of Power
E. He wanted to reconcile with Oba Danlola

Question 25:

• JAMB 1980

Nani's sternness and frequent use of the cane

A. Was responsible for his transfers
B. Exacted obedience from his wife
C. Fiiled his children with fear and pain
D. Gave him a very good reputation
E. Made his teacher rebel against him