Jamb Literature in English 2017 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son


The story is narrated using the

A. Omniscient
B. Limited omniscient
C. Objective
D. First person

Question 47:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vicent, T.(ed.):
A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.


The mood of Peter's The Panic of Growing Older can be described as

A. Sober
B. Boastful
C. Defiant
D. Languid

Question 48:

• JAMB 2017

Thus question is based on Frank Ogodo Ogbeche's Harvest of Corruption


"Trust me. My duty is to convince her to play ball with him and then the usual commission keeps rolling in, shee you get?..."


The speaker in the excerpt above is

A. Aloho
B. Ogeyi
C. Odili
D. Ochuole

Question 49:

• JAMB 2017

"The bees are buzzing and humming with great zest.
the doves are cooing, and the children chatter as they clatter downstairs to come and dabble in the cool system.

Use the extract above to answer the question below

The predicament sound device in the extract is

A. Assonance
B. Consonance
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Alliteration

Question 50:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Selected Poems from Johnson, R et al(eds): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, (ed); Poems of Black Africa; Senanu, K.E, and Vicent, T.(ed.):
A Selection of African Poetry; Gbemisola A.: Naked Soles; Hayward, J.(ed.); The Penguin Book of English Verse and Nwoga, D.(ed.): West African Verse.


Piano and Drums according to Okara's Piano and Drums are musical instruments of __________

A. Contradictory tunes
B. Complementary tunes
C. Different cultural milieus
D. Different rhythmic appeals