Jamb Literature in English 1985 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1985

'All day long, all along the line
Through tiny station, each exactly like the last chattering little black girls uncaged from school all day long,...'
For the girls mentioned here, the hours spent at school means

A. Creativity
B. Amusement
C. Relaxation
D. Restriction
E. Freedom.

Question 37:

• JAMB 1985

In a play denouement is the

A. Entry of the central character
B. Development of the central conflict
C. Introduction of the minor conflict along side the major conflict
D. Climatic point in the development of the plot
E. The resolution of the conflicts in the plot.

Question 38:

• JAMB 1985

The central organizing idea which unites character, action, language and style in a work of fiction is known as

A. Theory
B. Plot
C. Theme
D. Characterization
E. Fable.

Question 39:

• JAMB 1985

'I too crossed the rivers, and the virgin ambushes of the forests,
Where Lianas hung down, more treacherous than serpents'.
In the eyes of the writer of these lines, the word 'Forests' stands for

A. Friendliness
B. Insecurity
C. Innocence
D. Fertility
E. Safety.

Question 40:

• JAMB 1985

''Mother, didn''t you hear me? I''ve bought the goat, hen and yams. don''t you want them anymore? Why do you continue to look at me like that?
I haven''t done anything wrong again, have i?
Answer me, speak to me, mother!''
The dominant mood in this passage is one of

A. Sadness
B. Anger
C. Anxiety
D. Nonchalance
E. Joy.