Plot - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 166:

• JAMB 1987

''His mouth was such a post-office of a month that he had a mechanical appearance of smiling''.
This description in Great expectations refers to

A. Mr. Punblechoo
B. Mr. Wemmick
C. Mr. Drummle.
D. Mr. Brown

Question 167:

• JAMB 1987

In Great Expectations. while Pip was going away from home to take the coach in London, Joe and Biddy threw old shoes at him because

A. Pip had in a haste forgotten to pack those old shoes of his
B. They wanted to play a practical joke on Pip for the last time
C. Pip had made them angry by his joy to leave home
D. They believede that the act would bring him good luck.

Question 168:

• JAMB 1987

Pip's Flippant remarks concerning the tombstones in the opening chapter of Great Expectations indicate

A. His longing for death
B. The child's inability to understand
C. His yearning for his parents
D. His fascination for inscriptions on stonework.

Question 169:

• JAMB 1988

This question is based on Isidore Okpewho's The Victims.
The real victims are

A. Ndidi and Ogo
B. Nwanze and Obanua
C. Ubaka and Bomboy
D. Nwabunor and Ogugua

Question 170:

• JAMB 1988

This question is based on Isidore Okpewho's The Victims.
The fact that the Roman Catholic priest fears and believes that the white robed figures seen in the night are spirits confirms that

A. The priest was only an impostor
B. Superstition reigns superme in Ozala
C. Traditional religion will never succumb to Christianity in Ozala
D. The pieces of stones these white robed figures carried away were indeed sacred