PROSE - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days.


The cap-picking ceremony is to

A. Break the strong will of Yaremi
B. Make Yaremi remarry
C. Establish that she is wicked
D. Prove that Ajumobi is not the best

Question 42:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on William Shakespheare's

"...Fathers, from hence trust not daughters' minds. By what you see them act. Is there not charms. By which the property of youth and maidhood May be abused?."


In the excerpt it is implied that daughters are

A. Lascivious
B. Petty
C. Pretentious
D. Thieves

Question 43:

• JAMB 2017

This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son


The story is narrated using the

A. Omniscient
B. Limited omniscient
C. Objective
D. First person

Question 44:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Richard Wright's Native Son.


According to the novel, Southerners deprive the Negroes of

A. Being more educated
B. Accommodation
C. Good job
D. The rights to vote

Question 45:

• JAMB 2016

This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days.


Yaremi's main job is taffeta

A. Mending
B. Making
C. Weavibg
D. Dyeing