Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 681:

• JAMB 1985

The central organizing idea which unites character, action, language and style in a work of fiction is known as

A. Theory
B. Plot
C. Theme
D. Characterization
E. Fable.

Question 682:

• JAMB 1985

'I too crossed the rivers, and the virgin ambushes of the forests,
Where Lianas hung down, more treacherous than serpents'.
In the eyes of the writer of these lines, the word 'Forests' stands for

A. Friendliness
B. Insecurity
C. Innocence
D. Fertility
E. Safety.

Question 683:

• JAMB 1985

''Mother, didn''t you hear me? I''ve bought the goat, hen and yams. don''t you want them anymore? Why do you continue to look at me like that?
I haven''t done anything wrong again, have i?
Answer me, speak to me, mother!''
The dominant mood in this passage is one of

A. Sadness
B. Anger
C. Anxiety
D. Nonchalance
E. Joy.

Question 684:

• JAMB 1985

'When we got off the bus he helped me to cross the road, holding me by the elbow. Submissively, I allowed my self to be led. Out on the square there was an African sun, and in my heart too, shading a flood of light'.
The narrator here is full of

A. Gloom
B. Fears
C. Doubts
D. Cheer
E. Uncertainty.

Question 685:

• JAMB 1985

'There kneels a jigger, a louse, a weevil, a flea, a bedbug! He is mistletoe, a parasite that lives on the trees of other people's lives!'
The speaker uses a string of

A. Hyperbole
B. Parables
C. Metaphors
D. Riddles
E. Understatements.