Plot - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 251:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on Thomas Hardy''s The Mayor of Casterbirdge.
What makes the novel a tragedy?

A. The poetic justice in Henchard''s punishment
B. All the character in the novel are failures
C. A mixture of individual and circumstantial misfortune
D. Thomas Hardy is a romantic and rustic pessimist

Question 252:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The two major pervasive sources of social problems in the community of the stillborn are

A. Ignorance and poverty
B. Modrnization and foreign culture
C. Christianity and the quest for wealth
D. Witchcraft and Christianity

Question 253:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The dialogue at the end of the novel reveals

A. Li's resolve to sustain her marriage
B. Li's tragic end
C. Awa's role as the man of the house
D. The cycle of life in Li's family

Question 254:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
What is the author's final message in the novel?

A. Human beings are born evil
B. Lovers should never separate
C. Man must confront his fate
D. The city is a wicked place

Question 255:

• JAMB 1997

This question is based on Zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
Habu Adams ends up in the novel as a

A. Married man
B. Repentant husband
C. Successful businessman
D. Lame lover