Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
What special function does Ramatoulaye's diary perform?

A It is a record of her personal experiences
B It brings succour to her in distress
C It helps her understand current events
D It aids her memory of pst events

Question 22:

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
'...princes master their feelings to fulfil their duties 'Others' bend their heads and, in silence, accept a destiny that oppresses them. That, briefly put, is the internal ordering of our society, with its absurd divisions....'
In the above excerpt from her letter to Mawdo Ba, Aissatou sees society as

A Benefiting the ruling classes
B Unequal and unjust
C Oppressing the working classes
D Giving every person his just deserts

Question 23:

This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
Whom do you consider to be Ezeulu's closest friend and confidant in Umuaro?

A Naka of Umuneora
B Ogbuefi Akuebue
C Nwokeke Nnaberi
D The priest of Idemili

Question 24:

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
'Was it madness, weakness, irresistible love?
What inner confusion led Modou Fall to marry Binetou?...
Ramatoulaya finds the answers to these questions in

A The inherent weakness of man
B The Islamic tradition
C Human destiny
D The fickleness of human nature

Question 25:

This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter .
Ramatoulaye's attitude to her co-wife is that of

A Jealousy
B Anger
C Contempt
D Pity