LITERARY APPRECIATION - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 86:

• JAMB 1983

The novel Thin gs Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was first published in

A. 1948
B. 1952
C. 1958
D. 1960
E. 1962

Question 87:

• JAMB 1983

'We return to our places, these kingdoms. But no longer at ease here, in the old dispensation,
With an alien people clutching their gods.
I should be glad to another death'.
Which of the following authors chose the title of one of his novels from the above lines?

A. Eddie Iroh
B. Onuora Nzukwu
C. Cyprian Ekwensi
D. Elechi Amadi
E. Chinua Achebe

Question 88:

• JAMB 1983

'Even children knew of Simi! Wives knelt and prayed that their men might sin a hundred times with a hundred women, but may their erring feet never lead them to Simi of the slow eyelids. For then men lost hope of salvation, their homes and children became ghost of a past illusion, learning from Simi to a new view of life, and love immersed in a cannibal's reality. Simi broke men, and friendship'.
It is obvious from this passage that Simi is

A. Famous for her love of children
B. A goddess worshipped by children, women and men
C. A woman other women like to befriend
D. An alluring, irresistible man-snatcher
E. Disliked for teaching sex-education.

Question 89:

• JAMB 1983

'Then suddenly her heart was whipped up, she now rode on strange waves: alone defying the wind and the rain; alone, fighting hunger and thirst in the desert; alone, struggling with strange demons in the forest, bringing glad tidings to her people'.
The mood of the lady in this passage is one of

A. Defeat
B. Depression
C. Triumphant defiance
D. Simple elation
E. Sorrow.

Question 90:

• JAMB 1983

'I breathed a sigh of relief when i was twenty-six, determined that from then on my life will take a turn for the better. To make sure this happened I did two things which made sure it never could: i got a job, and I got married'.
The quality which this passage displays is

A. Inaccessibility
B. Seriousness
C. Humour
D. Gloom
E. Nervousness.