PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 371:

• JAMB 2004

This question is based on S.I Osammor's The Triumph of the Water Lily
The preoccupation of the novel is

A. The life and times of Julian Odili
B. Norman Obi's courtship of Effua
C. The benefits of the extended family in Nigeria
D. The travails and successes of Nkem and Odili

Question 372:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments .
The novel suggests that an individual who stays apart from his society will

A. Be praised for his action
B. Be alienated by his society
C. Be broken by his society
D. Live a fulfilled life

Question 373:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
The setting of the novel is the

A. Traditional Nigerian society
B. Post-independence Ghanaian society
C. Pre-independence Ghanaian society
D. Moder Nigerian society

Question 374:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
Naana's attitude is one of

A. Contempt
B. Neutrality
C. Fulfilment
D. Enthusiasm

Question 375:

• JAMB 2005

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Angel Clare is depicted as

A. A rebellious and self-opinionated character
B. An independent-minded character
C. A fastidious and garrulous character
D. A flirtatious and impulsive young man