PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 406:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Ferdinand Oyono's

A. The whiteman's treatment of Meka
B. Meka's treatment of the medal in the whitewashed circle
C. People's unwillingness to talk about how whitemen treat them
D. People's freedom of expression

Question 407:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Ona has to leave her father's house because

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

Question 408:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. The attitude of Nnu Ego when she was told that her >i>Chi would not give her a child is one of

A. Indifference
B. Despair
C. Apathy
D. Hope

Question 409:

• JAMB 2008

This question is based on Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood. Nnaife's conscription into the army is portrayed as part of

A. Family conflict
B. British oppression
C. Family tradition
D. Socitetal intrigue

Question 410:

• JAMB 2009

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.....So tedious is this day As is the night before some festival To an impatient child that hath new robes And may not wear them'.What makes Juliet's night so tedious is the

A. Murder of Tybalt by Romeo
B. Arranged marriage between her and Paris
C. Eagerness to be married to Romeo
D. Unconsummated marriage with Romeo