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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1989 Literature In English Questions

Question 11:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
In Odia Ofeimun's 'The Prodigals', the attitude of the returnees is best described as
  • A Remorseful
  • B Unrepentant
  • C Hopeful
  • D Despondent
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Question 12:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
The lesson learnt from 'The Fulani Creation Story' is that Doondari cannot tolerate
  • A Man
  • B Blindness
  • C Sleep
  • D Pride
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Question 13:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
J.P Clak's 'Streamside Exchange, depicts an interplay of
  • A Anxiety and passion
  • B Anxiety and ignorance
  • C Excitement and passion
  • D Ignorance and wisdom
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Question 14:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'...Horrors were flowers then the bright red bougainvilla'.
The above lines from Kwesi Brew's 'The Executioner's Dream' depict the executioner's
  • A Attractiveness
  • B Beauty consciousness
  • C Gentleness
  • D Callousness
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Question 15:
This question is based on selected poems from Wole Soyinka (ed.) Poems of Black Africa and D.I Nwoga (ed) West African Verse.
'...and we learn to sing half familiar half strange songs
we learn to dance to half familiar half strange rhythms...'
  • A Destruction is present in almost every action
  • B Nature is the sole destructive force
  • C Animals are the sole destructive force
  • D Birds are the sole destruction force
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