Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

'I shall sleep under the roof of other heads of hair in shelter from storms'.
In Leopold Senghor's poem 'Long long you have held between your hands', the word 'storms' in the above line refers to

A Sea storms
B Rain storms
C Storming raids by the racist police
D Storms of passion.

Question 17:

Which of the following best describes the speakers attitude to mother Idoto in Okigbo's poem 'Idoto'?

A Obsequious
B Defiant
C Arrogant
D Submissive.

Question 18:

The sufferings of the protagonist in Birago Diop's 'vanity' are

A Caused by circumstance
B Self-inflicted
C Imposed on them by enemies
D The act of fate

Question 19:

In The Victims, the two old women play the role of

A Guardians of tradition
B Eavesdroppers
C Witches
D Chorus

Question 20:

Which of the following best describes Nwabunor in The Victims?

A An industriouswoman plagued by bad luck
B A quarrelsome woman
C A jealous rival
D A shrewd calculating woman