PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 281:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
Grandma informs Li in the novel that her salt-pot is empty because

A. She wants to extract money from Li's pocket money
B. She knows Li has had a gift of money recently
C. Li's mother would give her some
D. Grandfather will never part with his money for salt

Question 282:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The dominant tone of the novel is one of

A. Detachment
B. Anger
C. Despondency
D. Militancy

Question 283:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on zaynab Alkali's The Stillborn.
The major concern of the novel is the

A. Promotion of simple, rural existence
B. Need for women to assert themselves
C. Clash of the old and the new
D. Corrupt nature of urban life

Question 284:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
One of the main features that sustains the reader's interest in the novel is the

A. Creation and resolution of conflicts
B. Sale of Henchard's wife
C. Exploration of comic plot
D. Wheat business in Casterbridge

Question 285:

• JAMB 1995

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
What is represented by the characters of Henchard and Farfrae in the novel is the

A. Contrast between the old and the new
B. Conflict between belief and unbelief
C. Conflict between a tragic and a comic hero
D. Conflict between foolhardiness and kindness