Jamb Literature in English 1999 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
To raise the reader's anxiety about the story, the author sometimes

A. Stops the main story to narrate other events
B. Creates a lot of funny episodes
C. Puts too many difficulties in Adans way
D. Shows that Francis is weaks

Question 12:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
The struggle between the old man and the fish symbolizes

A. The blood thirsty nature of sharks
B. Man's refusal to grow old
C. Man's struggle for survival in a harsh world
D. The uncertainty of life in a cruel world

Question 13:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
'''I wish the boy was here...'''
The old man's cry demonstrates

A. A desperation for productivity
B. Bitterness
C. Humiliation
D. A yearning for human brotherhood

Question 14:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
One of the universal themes of the novel is the

A. Selfishness of man against his own enviroment
B. Relationship between man and nature
C. Great struggle between the old man and the fish
D. Connection of the sea to human greed

Question 15:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on selected poems from R. Johnson and D. Ker et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa : Wole Soyinka (ed.): Poems of Black Africa; K.E. Senanu and T. Vincent (eds.): A selection of African Poetry and E.W.Parker (ed.): A Pageant of Longer Poems.
Okigbo's 'Hurrah for Thunder'is a prophetic poem because it

A. Correctly predicts the end of those who abuse power
B. Predicts the coming of military rulers
C. Pictures the return of politicians to the scene
D. Picture the poet going to hell