Plot - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 156:

• JAMB 1986

The attitude of the young men of Kala towards their chief can be described as

A. Disdainful
B. Suspicious
C. Disrespectful
D. Courteous.

Question 157:

• JAMB 1986

'Why the hell can't some of you caught him for me
Are you going to let a boy make a public laughing stock of his own father?
The speaker of these words is the father of

A. Bikokolo
B. Niam
C. Albert
D. Medza.

Question 158:

• JAMB 1986

From Madza's behavior after his return to Kala
it can be deduced that the most important lesson he learned from his sojourn in Kala is that

A. The secret of happiness is to be found among unsophisticated Africans
B. Every man is free to set his own goals and chart his own course in life
C. Formal education is the ideal way to true wisdom
D. It is highly rewarding to abide scrupulously by the mores of one's own community.

Question 159:

• JAMB 1986

The protagonist of Charles Dicken's Great Expectations is

A. Drummle
B. Magwitch
C. Miss Havishman
D. Pip.

Question 160:

• JAMB 1986

The effect of Pip's association with the inmates of Satis house was made to make him

A. Realize that he was an orphan
B. Despair of even being a gentle man
C. Aspire to improve his education and make himself less common
D. Love Biddy more ardently.