Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1511:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
In literary convention, 'aside' is used to

A. Make a pointed remark
B. Emphasize scenes as different from acts
C. Distinguish between events
D. Gossip about other characters

Question 1512:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on General Literary Principles
The writing convention in which the events in a narrative are scrambled as they come to the writer's mind without any attempt to arrange them in orderly sequence is called

A. Shifting style
B. Narrator's mind style
C. Psycho-consciousness style
D. Stream of consciousness

Question 1513:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
The mutual exchange of abuse in the play is reminiscent of

A. Lkaki
B. Ekpe
C. Udje
D. Etiyeri

Question 1514:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
In the play, the central idea is that gender equality is

A. Both undersirable and unattainable
B. Attainable and desirable
C. Obnoxious but desirable
D. Desirable but unattainable

Question 1515:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on J.P. Clark's The Wives' Revolt.
'....Those with breasts have walked out, and that leaves you, me and the old girls returned home on retirement. It's the dry season, child.'The character to whom the words are spoken in the play is in

A. Front of the verandah of Okoro's house
B. Okoro's front yard, downstage
C. The direction of the kitchen, offstage
D. The kitchen, upstage