Post Utme Literature in English Past Questions and Answers

Question 166:

Questions are taken from Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood

Nnu Ego, the daughter, of Aghadi, don't he greedy. Manage with Nnaife's income and look after your child. That is your duty. Be satisfied with his earnings. Let him do his duty. Who said the above?

A. Nwakusor
B. Nnu Ego
C. Adaku
D. Dilibe

Question 167:

Questions are taken from Buchi Emecheta's The Joys of Motherhood

If you were not the mother of my sons, I would have taught you a lesson this evening. But don't push me too far or I may still do it. Who brought you here? You think you can be defiant...

The bone of contention above is ____________

A. Sacrifice
B. Rent
C. Baby napkins
D. Feeding money

Question 168:

Questions are on General Literary Principles and Appreciation

A blank verse ____________

A. Is a nonsensical verse
B. Consists of unrhymed five stress lines
C. Is a verse used by the nobility
D. Consists of rhyme in the second and fourth line

Question 169:

Questions are on General Literary Principles and Appreciation

"See! how she leans her cheek upon her hand: O! that! wore a glove upon that hand. That I might touch that cheek.”
The predominant figure of speech in these lines is ____________

A. Conceit
B. Apostrophe
C. Caricature
D. Smile

Question 170:

Questions are on General Literary Principles and Appreciation

The technique used in bringing the plot of a play to an abrupt end is called ____________

A. Denouement
B. Climax
C. Endnote
D. Dues ex machina