Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 56:

In The Old Man and the Medal, when in answer to the question if she had slept well Kelara answered "I counted the matting in the roof", she meant that ____________

A. She slept very well
B. She was awake when she should have been sleeping
C. She was thinking of mending the roof
D. There was a hole in the roof

Question 57:

Nineteen Eighty-four can be described as a ____________

A. Political satire
B. Comedy
C. Tragedy
D. Chronicle

Question 58:

The expression "to break the leg of an antelope", which is found in The Old Man and the Medal means ____________

A. Hunting
B. Travelling
C. Marriage
D. Fighting

Question 59:

The Joys of Motherhood suggests that ____________

A. Sometimes men are irresponsible as fathers and husbands
B. Children always grow up to help their parents
C. Husbands always appreciate hardworking wives
D. Women care for their children but neglect their husbands

Question 60:

The major thematic preoccupation of Joys of Motherhood is ____________

A. Politics
B. Economic emancipation
C. Motherhood
D. Colonialism