PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 226:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'' This madness which they say you have must now begin to know its bounds. You are telling me to go and find cassava for you...''
In view of the speaker's aim, this statement is

A. Ambiguous
B. Hyperbolic
C. Ironic
D. An understatement

Question 227:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
Which of the following BEST describes Ezeulu's mood when he was locked up in Okperi by the white administrator?

A. Indifference
B. Despair
C. Apathy
D. Nobility of mind

Question 228:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'''It is good for a misfortune like this to happen once in a while,'he said, 'so that we can know the thoughts of our friends and neighbours. Unless the wind blows we do not see the fowl's rump.''
The 'misfortune' referred to in this extract was the

A. Misunderstanding between Akueke and her husand
B. Outrage which Oduche committed against the sacred python
C. Sending away of Ezeulu's sons to worship the whiteman's God
D. Ominous vist of Ezeulu's in-laws to his compound

Question 229:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
The immediate cause of the war between Umuaro and Okperi was the

A. Land dispute
B. Murder of Akukalia
C. Intervention of Captain Winterbottom
D. Siting of the colonial adminstrative headquarters at Okperi

Question 230:

• JAMB 1990

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
''...It is praiseworthy to be brave and fearless, my son, but sometimes it is better to be a coward.
We often stand in the compound of a coward to point at the ruins where a brave man used to live. soon submit to the burial mat.''
In this passage, Ezeulu is pointing out to his son the wisdom in

A. Moderation
B. Bravery
C. Cowardice
D. Sitting on the fence