Unseen passages/extracts from Drama, Prose, and Poetry - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The poet's mood in Gabriel Okara's 'The Fisherman's invocation' is characterized by

A. Dissatisfaction
B. Anxiety
C. Contentment
D. Self-doubt

Question 42:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The atmosphere of Birago Diop's 'Vanity' is dominated by

A. Joy
B. Hate
C. Love
D. Sadness

Question 43:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'Idoto' in Okigbo's 'The Passage' is the name of

A. The poet's mother
B. The poet's village
C. A village shrine
D. A village stream

Question 44:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'You just wait, I'll tell you more
But let me first sell my tomatoes'.
These two lines from Theo Luzuka's 'The Motoka'
reveal the poet's true state of

A. Delight
B. Reality
C. Fear
D. Dream

Question 45:

• JAMB 1991

This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed) Poems of Black Africa and D.I. Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
In the poem 'Night' Neto suggests that the oppressed

A. Do not believe in victory
B. Are never willing to fight for their rights
C. Are no longer willing to fight for their right
D. Are determined to give meaning to their life