Textual Analysis - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 371:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbrvilles.Mrs.Joan Durbeyfield is portrayed as

A. Reticent and deeply emotional
B. Strong-willed and boisterous
C. Pretentious and calculating
D. Fastidious and overbearing

Question 372:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ademiluyi's

A. As soon as Ayo becomes the cocoa inspector
B. Shortly before the beggars strike
C. As soon as his mother starts kickiung against it.
D. After their contemptuous treatment at the hands of Layeni

Question 373:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ademiluyi's

A. Digression and rubric
B. Intrigues and metaphors
C. Setting and design
D. Suspense and irony

Question 374:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ademiluyi's The New Man.The metamorphosis that takes place in the novel is manly due to

A. Disillusionment
B. Greed and avarice
C. Love and affection
D. Selfishness

Question 375:

• JAMB 2007

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's FragmentsThe outdooring ceremony of Araba's child, fixed for the fifth day after his birth, is opposed to by Naana because the child

A. Is reincarnated in the father
B. Is still in the custody of the spirits
C. Makes the spirits angry
D. Needs the uncle's support