Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1591:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily
Nkem leaves Odilis house because

A. She is not afaithful wife
B. She wants to keep her marriage
C. Of pressure from outsiders
D. She is barren

Question 1592:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily
The preoccupation of the novel is

A. The life and times of Julian Odili
B. Norman Obi's courtship of Effua
C. The benefits of the extended family in Nigeria
D. The travails and successes of Nkem and Odili

Question 1593:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
To justify the deposition of the Emirs of Bida and Kontagora, the British authorities accuse them of

A. Oppression
B. Mendacity
C. Partiality
D. Embezziement

Question 1594:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
To justify the deposition of the Emirs of Bida and Kontagora, the British authorities accuse them of

A. Oppression
B. Mendacity
C. Partiality
D. Embezziement

Question 1595:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.'I wish him luck with his infidel friends But he must remember that there is only one moon at a time, one sun at a time'
The speaker in the passage above is referring to a

A. Moon gazer
B. Slave raider
C. Muezzin
D. Usurper