Plot - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Othello.


'No faith; she let it drop by negligence. And, to the advantage, I, being here, took up look, here it is.'


This speaker of the lines above is

A. Lago
B. Cassio
C. Desdemona
D. Emilia

Question 37:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on William Romeo and Juliet.

What can you infer about Benvolio based on his interaction with Romeo and parents

A. Benvolio is a troublemaker
B. Benvolio is a cabinet maker
C. Benvolio is kingmaker
D. Benvolio is a peacemaker

Question 38:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.


In Nnaife's house, life became miserable to Nnu Ego by the news that

A. Nnaife's elder brother had died
B. Nnaife has inherited buildings and properties
C. Nnaife had lost Ngozi
D. Nnaife has inherited his brother's wives and children.

Question 39:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood.


In the novel, it is necessary that Ona has to leave her father's house because

A. Of the safety of her child
B. Of her love for Agbadi
C. Her father is dead
D. That is the tradition

Question 40:

• JAMB 2015

This question is based on William Romeo and Juliet.


__________decides that Juliet should marry a young man named Paris, who has been asking for her hand

A. Friar Laurence
B. Lord Capulet
C. Balthasar
D. Friar John