PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 156:

• JAMB 1982

The subject of 'If You Should Know Me' by Oswald Mtshali is that the

A. Blacks should create a new image for themselves
B. Blacks should get ajusted to the image the whites have created for them
C. Whites should know the blacks very well
D. Whites should deal with the uncompromising blacks
E. Blacks should always be law abiding

Question 157:

• JAMB 1982

In The Marriage of Anansewa, to which character
do the following praise-names refer?
'Oh Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Mighty-Tree-of-Ancient-Origin
Rooted in the shrine of deity
Countless branches in which
Benighted wandering birds
Are welcome to shelter'

A. Togbe Klu IV
B. Chief of the Mines
C. Chief-Who-Is-Chief
D. Chief of Sapa
E. Property Man.

Question 158:

• JAMB 1982

In The Narrow Path Nani is transferred very frequently because he is

A. A trained teacher
B. An untrained teacher
C. A lazy worker
D. A devoted and hardworking teacher
E. A poor man's son

Question 159:

• JAMB 1982

Which of the following comes closest to a correct interpretation of the symbol of the mine dumps in Mine Boy?

A. The hope of all workers
B. Acknowledgement of the efforts of black South African workers
C. The enduring courage of black workers
D. The dignity of labour under an oppressive regime
E. The exploitation of black labour by an oppressive regime

Question 160:

• JAMB 1983

In Animal Farm, Boxer represents the dedicated worker who serves the revolutionary cause to the best of his ability and is

A. Gently consigned to obscurity in the end
B. Justly rewarded in the end.
C. Unfairly, ruthlessly treated in the end
D. Given national honours in the end
E. Allowed a graceful retirement in old age.