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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1987 Literature In English Questions

Question 46:
A sonnet is a poem of
  • A Fourteen lines
  • B Ten lines
  • C Seven stanzas
  • D Six stanzas
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Question 47:
An antagonist is a character in a narrative who
  • A Uses abusive language to antagonize other characters
  • B Works against the interest the interests of the protagonist
  • C Works against the interests of other characters
  • D Champions the cause of the protagonist
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Question 48:
In The Victims, the affection between Ubaka and Bomboy is significant because it
  • A Results in the death of Ubaka
  • B Shows that young people are more affectionate than their elders
  • C Contrasts with the general hatred in their family
  • D Leads to reconciliation in the family
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Question 49:
In 'Vanity', Birage Diop portrays the African predicament as arising from
  • A Sad complaining voices of beggars
  • B Pitiful anger bowing like a tumour
  • C Not listening to the dead
  • D Clamouring and crying roughly over our torments
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