Literature In English 2007 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 16 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ademiluyi's The New Man.The metamorphosis that takes place in the novel is manly due to

A. Disillusionment
B. Greed and avarice
C. Love and affection
D. Selfishness

Question 17 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's FragmentsThe outdooring ceremony of Araba's child, fixed for the fifth day after his birth, is opposed to by Naana because the child

A. Is reincarnated in the father
B. Is still in the custody of the spirits
C. Makes the spirits angry
D. Needs the uncle's support

Question 18 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's FragmentsIt can be safely assumed that the novel is

A. Culturally simple
B. Structurally complex
C. Naturally simple
D. Physically revlevant

Question 19 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's FragmentsIn the novel, the most prominent from of literature used is

A. Myth
B. Drama
C. Poetry
D. Folktale

Question 20 :

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on selection poem from Johnson, R. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W.. (ed.):Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T. (eds.):A Selection of African Poetry; Maduka, C.T. et al: Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D. I. (ed.):West African VerseThe person in Houseman's To an Athlate Dying Young addressed the dead athlete using

A. Monologue
B. Apostrophe
C. Dialogue
D. Admonition