PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 251:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautyful Ones are Not Yet Born'.
Kofi Billy's right leg was cut off by a machine in the novel because

A. The young Englishman loaded too much tension into the steel ropes
B. He had been playing at work with the steel ropes
C. The steel ropes were old, slack and gave way
D. He had always wanted a wooden leg

Question 252:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
At one point in the novel, Jack paints his face
This act can be interpreted to mean

A. Regression into savagery
B. That he is now fully ready for the dance
C. An attempt to hide from the other children
D. An attempt to hide from the animals he wishes to hunt

Question 253:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The island in the novel is a

A. Symbol of peace
B. Hide out for children during the war
C. Symbol of innocence
D. World of abundance

Question 254:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
That the rescue ship was attracted not by a fire made for the purpose but by one aimed at smoking Ralph out for destruction is a case of

A. Oxymoron
B. Paradox
C. Irony
D. Catastrophe

Question 255:

• JAMB 1992

This question is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
The character in the novel who best symbolizes man's pride in his ability to reason is

A. Henry
B. Maurice
C. Piggy
D. Roger