Jamb Literature in English 1985 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1985

A 'gentleman' in the sense in which it is used in Great Expectations is

A. A man of wealth
B. A chivalrous young man
C. An educated man of some means
D. A man who has inherited a fortune
E. A man who lives in a big city.

Question 12:

• JAMB 1985

As Medza was getting near to his village on his way from Kala he drinks at the palm wine bar because

A. Because he wants to patronize the local drink
B. He is very happy to return to his village
C. He is very thirsty
D. He wants to pick up courage to face his father
E. His journey has been very successful.

Question 13:

• JAMB 1985

'It was at this stage in the proceedings, before i had even had time to get my personal emotions quietened down a little-let alone sorted out-that my Helen, the real object of my mission, for whom i had been prepared to fight a second Troy before the walls of Kala, appeared on the scene.
In this passage from Mission to Kala, allusion is made to

A. Brazilian legend
B. Greek mythology
C. French cosmology
D. American history
E. African folklore.

Question 14:

• JAMB 1985

In Mission to Kala When Medza encounters Edima,
what strikes him about her is her

A. Ability to speak well
B. Confidence in her self
C. Slender figure
D. Aggressiveness
E. Childlike innicence

Question 15:

• JAMB 1985

The narrator in Mission to Kala is

A. Mongo Beti
B. Medza
C. Mama
D. Niam
E. Zambo.