Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1521:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The Dorothy of the play is

A. Tony Lumpkin's mother
B. Young Marlow's mother
C. Miss Neville's mother
D. Kate, Hardcastle's daughter

Question 1522:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops To Conquer.
The success of the play as a comedy relies on the author's use of

A. Dramatic irony
B. Stock comic characters
C. Comic relief
D. Stage and scenic disguise

Question 1523:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears
The events in the novel span

A. Forty days
B. Two days
C. Five days
D. Seven days

Question 1524:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears
The subject matter of the novel is

A. Marital infidelity
B. The evils of materialism
C. Child à buse
D. The gains of love

Question 1525:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears
The stealing of three thousand naira by the messenger and the manner of its presentation can be interpreted as Gimba's

A. Sentimental attachment to money
B. Approbation of stealing
C. Condemnaton of social injustice
D. Justification of social vices