Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 651:

• JAMB 1985

The major lesson Pip's experience in Great Expectations teaches us is that

A. It is not good to be born poor
B. Wealth guarantees happiness
C. An orphan has to be industrious to survive
D. Education is needed only by the poor
E. Ambition should be moderated by fairness and human consideration for others

Question 652:

• JAMB 1985

Miss Havisham grooms Estella the way she does so as to make Estella

A. A model lady
B. A good wife to Pip
C. A dependable character
D. Unattractive to men
E. A means of torturing menfolk.

Question 653:

• JAMB 1985

The characters of Joe and Biddy are contrasted with those of Pip and Estella in order to show

A. The advantages of formal education
B. The advantages of simplicity, sincerity and true love
C. The advantages of of sophisticated high-class living
D. The difference between urban and rural people
E. That constrast is an inevitable aspect of characterization in a novel.

Question 654:

• JAMB 1985

A 'gentleman' in the sense in which it is used in Great Expectations is

A. A man of wealth
B. A chivalrous young man
C. An educated man of some means
D. A man who has inherited a fortune
E. A man who lives in a big city.

Question 655:

• JAMB 1985

As Medza was getting near to his village on his way from Kala he drinks at the palm wine bar because

A. Because he wants to patronize the local drink
B. He is very happy to return to his village
C. He is very thirsty
D. He wants to pick up courage to face his father
E. His journey has been very successful.