Plot - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 266:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
'''I, Michael Henchard, on this morning;..., do take an oath before God here in this Solemn place...
And this I swear upon the book before me;... !''
The oath above is taken when

A. Henchard gets married to Susan
B. Henchard collects five guineas as the prize for Susan
C. Henchard swears to stop taking strong liquros
D. Newson returns Susan to Henchard

Question 267:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when

A. Susan Newson sees Henchard at Casterbridge
B. Elizabeth-Jane discovers her true father
C. Farfrae gets married to Elizabeth-Jane
D. Farfrae becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge

Question 268:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The statement, 'Time the magician, had wrought much here' is made when

A. Susan Newson sees Henchard at Casterbridge
B. Elizabeth-Jane discovers her true father
C. Farfrae gets married to Elizabeth-Jane
D. Farfrae becomes the Mayor of Casterbridge

Question 269:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Mrs. Newson refuses to reward the furmity seller for disclosing the whereabout of Henchard because she

A. Has little money for her
B. Condisers the trade in furmity unscrupulous
C. Thinks it is not respectable to talk to the old women
D. Has learned what she wanted from the old woman

Question 270:

• JAMB 1998

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
By allowing Henchard to get drunk and sell off his wife, Hardy makes the point that

A. Life is valueless
B. Drinking is disastrous
C. Henchard is unpredictable
D. Cruelty is part of life