Jamb Literature in English 2002 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet powerfully, there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart. '
Golding, Lord of the Flies.
In the passage above, the conch symbolises

A. Bestiality
B. Authority
C. Dictatorship
D. Civilization

Question 22:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'The old Squire was an implacable man: he made resolutions in violent anger, but he was not moved from them after his anger subsided as fiery as volcanic matters cool and harden into rock
George Eliot, Silas Marner
In the statement above, the Squire is portrayed as a

A. Kind and generous friend
B. Father to everyone in the community
C. Miserly and ungracious ruler
D. Quick tempered and adamant man

Question 23:

• JAMB 2002

This question is based on Literary Appreciation
'I'm not going to be drawn into that old trap of an argument and be picked up by the tail like some wet rat out of a sewer;
The speaker in the statement above is being

A. Symbolical
B. Analogical
C. Metaphorical
D. Parabolical

Question 24:

• JAMB 2002

'Oshor:...Winds howl forth-howl forth,
hold back hold back-is the time- oh
endless time-slung in oblivion,
make minced meat of your prey.'
Charity Angya, The Cycle of the Moon.
The mood captured in the lines above is one of

A. Fear
B. Happiness
C. Indifference
D. Joy

Question 25:

• JAMB 2002

'Oshor:...Winds howl forth-howl forth,
hold back hold back-is the time- oh
endless time-slung in oblivion,
make minced meat of your prey.'
Charity Angya, The Cycle of the Moon.
The literary device used is

A. Parallelism
B. Irony
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Repetition