Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 491:

• JAMB 1981

Which of the following characters was assassinated by an unknown assailant in 'Mine Boy'

A. Daddy
B. Ma plank
C. Dladla
D. Chris
E. Johannes

Question 492:

• JAMB 1981

Peter Abraham's Mine Boy can be described as a

A. Regional novel
B. Detective novel
C. Romatic novel
D. Novel of social critism
E. Historical novel.

Question 493:

• JAMB 1981

Leah was finally arrested by the police because she

A. Was betrayed by an enemy
B. Was outwitted by the Fox
C. Did not offer a big enough bribe to the police
D. Bribed the wrong person
E. Became too militant.

Question 494:

• JAMB 1981

When Kofi's grandparents in The Narrow Path learnt that Nani wanted to marry Edzi, they

A. Did not approve
B. Made her change her religion
C. Congratulated him
D. Welcomed Edzi with open arms
E. Disowned him

Question 495:

• JAMB 1982

Wordsworth's 'The World is Too Much With Us' is a

A. Sonnet
B. Epic
C. Couplet
D. Quartrain
E. Tercet.