PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 316:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Camara Laye's The African Child.
Which of these features give the novel an African setting ?

A. Marabouts, spirits and family life
B. Family life, death and marabouts
C. Blacksmiths, spirits and magicians
D. Spirits, magicians and death

Question 317:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
In Adah's view, the white society in the novel is one in which

A. There is communal feeling
B. Neighbourliness is lacking
C. Neighbours live happily
D. Members are unifriendly

Question 318:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's Second Class Citizen.
To raise the reader's anxiety about the story, the author sometimes

A. Stops the main story to narrate other events
B. Creates a lot of funny episodes
C. Puts too many difficulties in Adans way
D. Shows that Francis is weaks

Question 319:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
The struggle between the old man and the fish symbolizes

A. The blood thirsty nature of sharks
B. Man's refusal to grow old
C. Man's struggle for survival in a harsh world
D. The uncertainty of life in a cruel world

Question 320:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
'''I wish the boy was here...'''
The old man's cry demonstrates

A. A desperation for productivity
B. Bitterness
C. Humiliation
D. A yearning for human brotherhood