Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 376:

• JAMB 1979

The Concubine
'Ihuoma,my child' Wigwe began at last,'really i ought to have come here with more people,but i have avoided formalities because i want to spare myself any embarrassment.Formalities will come later if all goes well'.
Wigwe has come to Ihuoma in order to

A. Marry her clandestinely
B. Gain her consent before coming with relations
C. Persuade her to marry his own son
D. Dissuade her from marrying his own son
E. Inquire about her health

Question 377:

• JAMB 1979

In 'The Executioner's Dream',the first line 'I dream I saw an eye,a pretty eye' is

A. Ironical
B. Complimentary
C. Exclamatory
D. Rhetorical
E. Interrogatory

Question 378:

• JAMB 1979

In Birago Diop's 'Vanity',these two lines 'Sad complaining voices of beggars
Who indeed will hear them without laughter?'contain

A. An exaggeration
B. A hyperbole
C. A paradox
D. An understatement
E. An illogicallity

Question 379:

• JAMB 1979

In 'Telephone Conversation', the tone of the question 'You mean-like plain or milk chocolate? is

A. Sarcastic
B. Complimentary
C. Admissive
D. Pleading
E. Commanding

Question 380:

• JAMB 1979

In 'Night',Soyinka describes night as

A. Horrifying
B. Terrifying
C. Protective
D. Soothing
E. Both protective and terrifying