LITERARY APPRECIATION - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 326:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'From the sky suspended the strings of tattered pants marched on trembling feet under stone heavy-kits marched, on their breast scared, monogram of skulls and bones'Ossie Enekwe:Mass for the DeadThe subject matter of the extract above is

A. Wastage
B. War
C. Love
D. Hatred

Question 327:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on Literary Appreciation.'Tonderal was assisted by the villagers in placing his trunck box into the back of the car and he got into the passenger side of the truck. Initially, he was a bit nervous and clearly uncomfortable. His young mind was asking how someone whom, he had almost caused a serious accident could be his benefactor.'Daniel T.Manyika: Two World ApartThe narrative point of view used in the extract above can best be described as

A. Omniscient
B. Subjective
C. Panoramic
D. Scenic

Question 328:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on Literary Appreciation.
use the quotation below to answer these two questions
'Bash: You dumb skull of a bone head... you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu
The person being addressed above is a

A. Stucent
B. Domestic servant
C. Lawyer
D. Soldier

Question 329:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on Literary Appreciation.
use the quotation below to answer these two questions
'Bash: You dumb skull of a bone head... you will face court martial for this. You look everywhere? You search inside toilet bowl?
Wole Soyinka: King Baabu
From the tone of the speech above the speaker is obviously

A. Lackadaisical
B. Elated
C. Happy
D. Enraged

Question 330:

• JAMB 2010

These questions are based on Literary Appreciation
'That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable yams. One man tied his clothe to a tree branch and hanged himself.
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart.
The mood conveyed in the excerpt above is one of

A. Frustration
B. Sympathy
C. Dilemma
D. Sadness