LITERARY APPRECIATION - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 106:

• JAMB 1985

'Just because i am an Ijebu man, and do not belong to your tribe, the sight of me as your king gnaws at your liver, and rips your heart asunder...'
The speaker's statement is prompted by

A. Guilty conscience
B. Oedipus complex
C. Delusive grandeur
D. Persecution complex
E. Patriotic fervour.

Question 107:

• JAMB 1985

'All day long, all along the line
Through tiny station, each exactly like the last chattering little black girls uncaged from school all day long,...'
For the girls mentioned here, the hours spent at school means

A. Creativity
B. Amusement
C. Relaxation
D. Restriction
E. Freedom.

Question 108:

• 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 109:

• 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 110:

• 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.