Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 1906:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
For attempted murder , Nnaife was jailed for

A. Four months
B. Five months
C. Two months
D. Three months

Question 1907:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joy of Motherhood.
In the novel Nwokocha Agbadi is famous for his oratorical power and

A. Height
B. Illiteracy
C. Wealth
D. Treachery

Question 1908:

• JAMB 2011

These question are based on George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty Four.
The novel draws a picture of

A. A useless past
B. An unstable moment
C. A peaceful atmosphere
D. A totalitarian future

Question 1909:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
The theme of the Acquah's In the Navel of the Soul is

A. The conflict of traditions
B. The futility of man and his tradition
C. The strenght in diversity of culture and traditional views
D. Ensuring that traditions and beliefs were strictly observed

Question 1910:

• JAMB 2011

These questions are based on selected poems from Ker,D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka,(ed.): Poems of Black Africa; Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M et al (eds.): Exam Focus: Literature in English; Eruvbetine, A,E. et al (eds.): Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (eds.): West Africa Verse.
In Rubadiri's An African Thunderstorm,
the thunderstorm begins with

A. Rain from the west
B. Rain from the east
C. Clouds from the west
D. Clouds from the east