Jamb Literature in English 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when

A. Susan Newson sees Henchard at Casterbridge
B. Elizabeth-Jane discovers her true father
C. Farfrae gets married to Elizabeth-Jane
D. Farfrae becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge

Question 27:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when

A. Susan Newson sees Henchard at Casterbridge
B. Elizabeth-Jane discovers her true father
C. Farfrae gets married to Elizabeth-Jane
D. Farfrae becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge

Question 28:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Mrs. Newson refuses to reward the furmity seller for disclosing the whereabout of Henchard because she

A. Has little money for her
B. Condisers the trade in furmity unscrupulous
C. Thinks it is not respectable to talk to the old women
D. Has learned what she wanted from the old woman

Question 29:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
By allowing Henchard to get drunk and sell off his wife, Hardy makes the point that

A. Life is valueless
B. Drinking is disastrous
C. Henchard is unpredictable
D. Cruelty is part of life

Question 30:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy''s The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Hardy makes the novel realistic by

A. Interspersing humour with seious narration
B. Denying the characters any from of transformation
C. Adhering strictly to autolographical facts
D. Narrating the story in the first person