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Literature In English Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1990 Literature In English Questions

Question 26:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'Friendship has splendours that love knows not.
It grows stronger when crossed, whereas obstacles kill love. Friendship resists time, which wearies and severs couples. It has heights unknown to love'.
The friendship referred to in these lines is that between
  • A Binetou and Modou Fall
  • B Ramatoulaye and Daouda Dieng
  • C Modou Faill and Mawdo Ba
  • D Aissatou and Ramatoulaye
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Question 27:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
'... In spite of your voice and your gift of oratory, you preferred obscure work, less well paid but constructive for your country,...
This description refers to
  • A Modou Fall
  • B Mawdo Ba
  • C Daouda Dieng
  • D Aissatou
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Question 28:
This question is based on Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter
The letter from used in the novel is particularly effective because it
  • A Is dramatic in impact
  • B Dispenses with dialogue
  • C Is an intimate form of expression
  • D Is tragic in content
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Question 29:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
The basic idea of any given work of art is its
  • A Imagery
  • B Style
  • C Theme
  • D Tone
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Question 30:
This question is based on General Literature Principles and Literary Appreciation.
The epilogue in a literary composition is
  • A At the beginning
  • B In the middle
  • C At the end
  • D Just before the end
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