Textual Analysis - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 301:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Camara Laye's The African Child
The most important objects in the hut are the

A. Prayer-rugs
B. Implements used in the workshop
C. Tool-boxes o Camara's father
D. Pcts containng the magic charms

Question 302:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Camara Laye's The African Child
The friendship between Laye and Marie lasted because

A. They were schoolmates
B. They had mutual respect for each other
C. His uncle approved of her
D. Marie was a beautiful girl

Question 303:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
The novel is an expose of the

A. Pre-eminent position of boys in lgboland
B. Experiences of Adah's mother in the police cell
C. Travalls of the girl-child
D. Marriage customs of the lgbo

Question 304:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
For her act of child neglect, Adah's mother was forced by the police to

A. Taste raw and black pepper
B. Sleep in solitary cell
C. Drink a bowl of garri
D. Pay a fine of ten shillings

Question 305:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
Adah's sojourn in London reveals that

A. Marriage is an equal partnership between spouses
B. Her marriege improves
C. Francis is a hardworking man
D. The plight of the black woman does not change