Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 711:

• JAMB 1986

The effect of Pip's association with the inmates of Satis house was made to make him

A. Realize that he was an orphan
B. Despair of even being a gentle man
C. Aspire to improve his education and make himself less common
D. Love Biddy more ardently.

Question 712:

• JAMB 1986

Joe Gargery is important in Great Expectations mainly because he

A. Is used as a foil to Pip
B. Provides the comedy in the story
C. Helped to bring Pip up by hand
D. Nursed Pip when he was sick in London.

Question 713:

• JAMB 1986

When Mr. Jagger''s told Joe Gargery to ''bear in mind, that Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better'', what he meant was that

A. Holdfast was a better dog when compared to Brag
B. It was better to hold fast on one''s beliefs than to brag about them
C. A faithful, steadfast dog was better than a dog that gives one cause to bragof its beauty
D. Joe Gargery should keep his mouth shut.

Question 714:

• JAMB 1986

In Great Expectations, Pip's reaction to the news that his fortune had been bestowed on him by Magwitch was

A. A sense of disillusionment
B. A feeling of utter shame
C. Anger of disgust
D. One of excitement.

Question 715:

• JAMB 1986

The dominant mood in J.P. Clark's 'Night Rain' is that of

A. Indignation
B. Sorrow
C. Joy
D. Optimism.