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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1985 Literature In English Questions

Question 36:
In a play denouement is the
  • A Entry of the central character
  • B Development of the central conflict
  • C Introduction of the minor conflict along side the major conflict
  • D Climatic point in the development of the plot
  • E The resolution of the conflicts in the plot.
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Question 37:
The central organizing idea which unites character, action, language and style in a work of fiction is known as
  • A Theory
  • B Plot
  • C Theme
  • D Characterization
  • E Fable.
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Question 38:
'I too crossed the rivers, and the virgin ambushes of the forests,
Where Lianas hung down, more treacherous than serpents'.
In the eyes of the writer of these lines, the word 'Forests' stands for
  • A Friendliness
  • B Insecurity
  • C Innocence
  • D Fertility
  • E Safety.
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Question 39:
''Mother, didn''t you hear me? I''ve bought the goat, hen and yams. don''t you want them anymore? Why do you continue to look at me like that?
I haven''t done anything wrong again, have i?
Answer me, speak to me, mother!''
The dominant mood in this passage is one of
  • A Sadness
  • B Anger
  • C Anxiety
  • D Nonchalance
  • E Joy.
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Question 40:
'When we got off the bus he helped me to cross the road, holding me by the elbow. Submissively, I allowed my self to be led. Out on the square there was an African sun, and in my heart too, shading a flood of light'.
The narrator here is full of
  • A Gloom
  • B Fears
  • C Doubts
  • D Cheer
  • E Uncertainty.
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