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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Literature In English Questions

Question 11:
A 'gentleman' in the sense in which it is used in Great Expectations is
  • A A man of wealth
  • B A chivalrous young man
  • C An educated man of some means
  • D A man who has inherited a fortune
  • E A man who lives in a big city.
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Question 12:
As Medza was getting near to his village on his way from Kala he drinks at the palm wine bar because
  • A Because he wants to patronize the local drink
  • B He is very happy to return to his village
  • C He is very thirsty
  • D He wants to pick up courage to face his father
  • E His journey has been very successful.
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Question 13:
'It was at this stage in the proceedings, before i had even had time to get my personal emotions quietened down a little-let alone sorted out-that my Helen, the real object of my mission, for whom i had been prepared to fight a second Troy before the walls of Kala, appeared on the scene.
In this passage from Mission to Kala, allusion is made to
  • A Brazilian legend
  • B Greek mythology
  • C French cosmology
  • D American history
  • E African folklore.
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Question 14:
In Mission to Kala When Medza encounters Edima,
what strikes him about her is her
  • A Ability to speak well
  • B Confidence in her self
  • C Slender figure
  • D Aggressiveness
  • E Childlike innicence
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Question 15:
The narrator in Mission to Kala is
  • A Mongo Beti
  • B Medza
  • C Mama
  • D Niam
  • E Zambo.
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