Literature In English 2000 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 16 :

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
Adah's sojourn in London reveals that

A. Marriage is an equal partnership between spouses
B. Her marriege improves
C. Francis is a hardworking man
D. The plight of the black woman does not change

Question 17 :

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man the Sea.
The old man's experience is a lesson in

A. Endurance and hardwork
B. Happiness and reliance
C. Indolence and regret
D. Achievement and celebration

Question 18 :

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man the Sea.
'Th old man was dreaming about the lions suggests that he is

A. Going to hunt lions
B. Still determined and hopefu
C. Afraid of future struggle
D. About to enter new jungles

Question 19 :

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man the Sea.
The novel is set in the

A. White peaks of the Canary Islands
B. Fishing coast of Havana
C. Fishing coast of Cienfuegos
D. Fishing village of Casablanca

Question 20 :

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man the Sea.
The pot of the novel revolves around

A. The adventure of a great fish
B. A man's adventure on the sea
C. A man's fightwith a great fish
D. A boy's fight with a great fish