Jamb Literature in English 1987 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• JAMB 1987

A couplet is a

A. Succession of three rhyming lines
B. Succession of two rhyming lines
C. Poem of two stanzas
D. Poem of three stanzas

Question 47:

• JAMB 1987

A sonnet is a poem of

A. Fourteen lines
B. Ten lines
C. Seven stanzas
D. Six stanzas

Question 48:

• JAMB 1987

An antagonist is a character in a narrative who

A. Uses abusive language to antagonize other characters
B. Works against the interest the interests of the protagonist
C. Works against the interests of other characters
D. Champions the cause of the protagonist

Question 49:

• JAMB 1987

In The Victims, the affection between Ubaka and Bomboy is significant because it

A. Results in the death of Ubaka
B. Shows that young people are more affectionate than their elders
C. Contrasts with the general hatred in their family
D. Leads to reconciliation in the family

Question 50:

• JAMB 1987

In 'Vanity', Birage Diop portrays the African predicament as arising from

A. Sad complaining voices of beggars
B. Pitiful anger bowing like a tumour
C. Not listening to the dead
D. Clamouring and crying roughly over our torments