Jamb Literature in English 1982 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1982

In Zambia Shall Be Free Kaunda's 'wandering day's resulted from his

A. Desire to visit other territories
B. Need to assert himself by being on his own
C. Disagreement with the members of his family
D. Need to join other political parties
E. Disagreement eith his employers

Question 32:

• JAMB 1982

In Mine Boy, the dominant shebeen queen who is described as 'tall and big, with the smooth yellowness of the Basuto women...'is

A. Ma Plank
B. Leah
C. Eliza
D. Lena
E. Maisy.

Question 33:

• JAMB 1982

'Local colour'in a novel or play is feature which

A. Defines the nature of the vegetation of the setting
B. Explains the difference in patterns of behaviours of our characters
C. Refers to the racial backgrounds of the major characters in the novels or play
D. Emphazises the customs, norms, values and setting of the novel or play
E. Highlights thye ethnic origins of the various characters in the novel or play.

Question 34:

• JAMB 1982

''London''
I wander thro'' each charter''d street
Near where the charter''d Thames does flow,
And mark in every face i meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe
In every cry of every Man
In every infant''s cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind-forged manacles i hear.
How the chimney-sweeper''s cry
Every black''ning Church appalls;
And the hapless Soldier''s sigh
Runs in blood down Palace walls.
But most thro'' midnight streets i hear
How the youthful Harlot''s curse
Blasts the new born infant''s tear,
And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.
The stanza form in ''London'' is referred to as

A. A quartet
B. A quatrain
C. A quadruple
D. Quintet
E. Sestet.

Question 35:

• JAMB 1982

Kaunda's reminiscences of his boyhood in Lubwa were

A. Completely happy
B. A mixture in Lubwa and hatred of his playmates
C. Dominated by entirely painful incidents
D. A mixture od sad and happy expiriences
E. A combination of regret and hatred of the teachers