Narrative Techniques/Devices - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless


The dominant tone of the novel is one of

A. Bitterness
B. Hope
C. Fear
D. Joy

Question 7:

• 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 8:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Amma Darko's Faceless.'Ordaley ignored the two young women plating their hair because she didn't want to generate another war with a simple greeting'


The image depicted in the lines above is

A. Ironic
B. Personification
C. Hyperbolic
D. Metaphoric

Question 9:

• JAMB 1978

One of the following is a narrative technique in the novel

A. Character
B. Interesting story
C. Flashback
D. Logical conclusion
E. Social relevance

Question 10:

• JAMB 1985

'It was at this stage in the proceedings, before i had even had time to get my personal emotions quietened down a little-let alone sorted out-that my Helen, the real object of my mission, for whom i had been prepared to fight a second Troy before the walls of Kala, appeared on the scene.
In this passage from Mission to Kala, allusion is made to

A. Brazilian legend
B. Greek mythology
C. French cosmology
D. American history
E. African folklore.