Jamb Literature in English 1994 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1994

"...If someone threw you a rope when you were
drowning. If a doctor said take this because if you don't take this because if you
don't take it, you will die- you would, wouldn't you? I
mean?"
Based on the novel "Piggy's",the "rope" and the doctor's prescription refers to the

A. Pig
B. Beast
C. Conch
D. Smoke signal

Question 32:

• JAMB 1994

"You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you Close
close close! I'm the reason why its no go" Why
things are what they are?"
Based on the novel "Piggy's" , the beast's words represents

A. Human conscience
B. Innate evil in human nature
C. The proximity of man and nature
D. The child's affinity with demonic forces

Question 33:

• JAMB 1994

Based on the novel "Piggy''s", towards the end of the novel, the boys can best be described as

A. Brave and resourceful
B. Frightened and beastly
C. Religious and orderly
D. Anarchic and savage

Question 34:

• JAMB 1994

The expression "The sun kisses the earth" is a

A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
D. Paradox

Question 35:

• JAMB 1994

"O Julius Caesar, thou are mighty yet
Thy spirit walks abroad."
Based on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the statement above is

A. A ghost story
B. Superstition
C. An apostrophe
D. An exaggeration