PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 246:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
'Ah, you know, the chichidodo is a bird
The chichidodo hates excrement with all its soul.
But the chichidodo only feeds on maggots, and you know the maggots grow best inside the lavatory. This is the chichidodo'.
Which character in the novel is likened to his bird?

A. Koomson
B. Oyo
C. The man
D. Teacher

Question 247:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
The use of the word 'salt' in the novel is suggestive of

A. The corruption in political life
B. An indispensable commodity
C. The destruction of social values
D. An instrument of decay and of cleansing

Question 248:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
The use of the word 'salt' in the novel is suggestive of

A. The corruption in political life
B. An indispensable commodity
C. The destruction of social values
D. An instrument of decay and of cleansing

Question 249:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
'...no difference at all between the '' whitemen'' and their apes the layers and the merchants and now apes of the apes our Party men ...'
The statement above refers to Koomson's

A. Commitment to the plight of the poor man
B. Reaction to the politics of betrayal
C. Change of attitude to the plight of the poor man
D. Disgust with the ''whitemen'' who are apes

Question 250:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah''s ''The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born''.
By the coup which takes place towards the end of the novel, the writer suggests that

A. There is very little hope for genuine change
B. All corrupt politicians shall be ousted
C. The military is the hope for salvation
D. The beautiful ones will soon be born