Theme - Jamb Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1993

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's 'The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born.'
The theme of the novel is

A. Hatred
B. Corruption
C. Poverty
D. Morality

Question 7:

• JAMB 1999

This question is based on Ernest Hermingway's The Old Man and the Sea.
One of the universal themes of the novel is the

A. Selfishness of man against his own enviroment
B. Relationship between man and nature
C. Great struggle between the old man and the fish
D. Connection of the sea to human greed

Question 8:

• JAMB 2000

This question is based on Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man the Sea.
The author's thematic concern is

A. The boy's assistance to the man
B. Life in a fishing community
C. The achievements of the old man
D. The ability to rise above defeat

Question 9:

• JAMB 2003

This question is based on Abubakar Gimba's Witnesses To Tears
The subject matter of the novel is

A. Marital infidelity
B. The evils of materialism
C. Child à buse
D. The gains of love