PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 2018

Characterisation in a novel refers to the _____?

A. Writer's opinion of the characters
B. Way the characters are revealed to the reader
C. Characters and the way they behave
D. Reader's opinion of the character

Question 32:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days


Yaremi's main job is

A. Selling cassava
B. Harvesting cassava
C. Dyeing taffeta cloths
D. Sewing taffeta cloths

Question 33:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Faceless by Amma Darko

What is the reason that caused Odarley's mother to send him away from home?

A. She chose to go to the street
B. Her mother remarried
C. She steals her mother things
D. She wants to poison her boyfriend

Question 34:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Amma Darko's Facesless.


The street phenomenon in the novel is a universal theme because

A. It only occurs in Ghana
B. It could be found only in Africa
C. It is common to almost all nations of the world
D. The novel is read in all parts of the world

Question 35:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello.


According to the highest estimate, how many ships in the Turkish fleet were said to head for the Island of Cyprus?

A. 107
B. 230
C. 200
D. 140