Textual Analysis - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 246:

• JAMB 1994

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, the man is despised by the wife and family because he

A. Does not give them sufficient money to maintain the house
B. Does not capitalize on his education and position to get ahead
C. Does not join Koomson's political party
D. Fails in his campaign to get into the government house

Question 247:

• JAMB 1994

"....checking the coins against the tickets, he began to count the morning's take. It was mostly what he expected at this time of the month: small coins, a lot of pesewas,..."
Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born,what time of the month is being referred to in the above statement from the novel?

A. Passion week
B. Passover week
C. Pay day
D. Rainy day

Question 248:

• JAMB 1994

"In Oyo's eyes there was now real gratitude.
Perhaps for the first time in their married life the
man could believe that she was glad to have him
the way he was."
Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, from the above excerpts, Why was Oyo unhappy with her husband?

A. The man's moral uprightnesswas vindicted at the end
B. She decided to love the man with all his weaknesses
C. She realized that money was not everything
D. The man suddenly came by a lot of money

Question 249:

• JAMB 1994

"Now take this boat business for instance. There is a lot of money to be made in it,but start something, and fools will start shouting slogans at you."
Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born, who made the above statement?

A. Amankwa
B. Oyo
C. Koomson
D. Osagyefo

Question 250:

• JAMB 1994

Based on Ayi Kwei Armah's , The Beautiful Ones are Not Yet Born,the Chichidodo is hypocritical because it hates

A. Shit
B. Maggots
C. Maggots but eats shit
D. Shit but eats maggots