Appreciation - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 136:

• JAMB 1987

In 'Vanity', Birage Diop portrays the African predicament as arising from

A. Sad complaining voices of beggars
B. Pitiful anger bowing like a tumour
C. Not listening to the dead
D. Clamouring and crying roughly over our torments

Question 137:

• JAMB 1994

The word which when applied describes the posture of the speaker in "The Fence" is

A. Action
B. Inertia
C. Nostalgia
D. Cowardice

Question 138:

• JAMB 1994

"The drum is silenced in mid-throb;
the flute is flung away;
and ears strain to master the malediction
of the thunder."
These lines from "For Christopher Okigbo" shows that the main occurrence in the poem is

A. Incomprehensible
B. Wortheless
C. Accursed
D. Serene

Question 139:

• JAMB 1994

"...He who sharpened the edge of hearts...."
In Kunene's To The Soldier "Hero" is

A. A soldier
B. A swordsman
C. A blacksmith
D. An artist

Question 140:

• JAMB 1994

The pauper in Richard Ntiru's poem of that title is

A. Hungry,lonely and sad
B. Lonely, dirty but happy
C. Dirty, hungry and terrified
D. Hungry,lonely and diseased